Naxal massacre: Jawan's body comes home
May 21, 2018 11:48
Mortal remains of jawan Ramkumar Yadav, who lost his life in an IED blast in Dantewada yesterday, arrives at his residence in Kanker, Chhattisgarh.
Six security personnel were killed and another was critically wounded on Sunday when Maoists detonated an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.
The deafening blast, on the Bacheli-Cholnar road, targeted a jeep in which seven security personnel were patrolling in a remote area, killing five of them instantly, Inspector General of Police (Bastar) Vivekanand Sinha told the media. A sixth person succumbed to his injuries later.
The explosion was so powerful that the jeep was shattered into many parts. The team was surveying a road being built between Kirandul and Cholnar when it was attacked.
Six security personnel were killed and another was critically wounded on Sunday when Maoists detonated an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.
The deafening blast, on the Bacheli-Cholnar road, targeted a jeep in which seven security personnel were patrolling in a remote area, killing five of them instantly, Inspector General of Police (Bastar) Vivekanand Sinha told the media. A sixth person succumbed to his injuries later.
The explosion was so powerful that the jeep was shattered into many parts. The team was surveying a road being built between Kirandul and Cholnar when it was attacked.
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