Chhattisgarh: 4 policemen kidnapped by Naxals killed

July 15, 2015 09:07

Just in: The bodies of four police officials, who were kidnapped by Maoists in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, have been found.

The kidnapped policemen were killed with sharp weapons and they were found 5 km away from Bijapur.

Officials said that the personnel were kidnapped from a civilian bus plying in the Kutru police station area of the said district. Additional Director General of Police (anti-Naxal operations) RK Vij confirmed the development to PTI, saying that the personnel were in the rank of assistant constable.

The four personnel have been identified as Jaydev Yadav, Mangal Sodhi, Raju Tela and Rama Majji. These personnel are inducted to assist state police in conducting anti-Naxal operations and are also called as 'followers'.

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