In a brazen attempt to make their presence felt, Naxals dressed in CRPF uniform on Saturday fired at the securitymen of former BSF DG E N Rammohan, who started his probe into the circumstances that led to the massacre of 76 security personnel by Maoists in Dantewada district.
"As they were securing the area, there was gun battle with the Maoists at a distance from a spot which Rammohan was supposed to visit. Necessary security arrangements have been made," Dantewada Superintendent of Police Amresh Mishra told PTI.
Official sources said the Naxals first fired a few random shots at the securitymen comprising CRPF and local police personnel posted for securing Rammohan at Chintalnar in Dantewada district. No one was injured in the firing.
Sources said the Naxals opened fire as they wanted to make their presence felt.
Rammohan, a 1965-batch IPS officer, arrived in the state on Saturday. He will be establishing the circumstances preceding and the sequence of events leading to the incident in which 75 CRPF men and a local police head constable were killed by Naxals.
He will try to reconstruct the sequence of events that took place on the day of the deadly attack on April 6 from 0500 hours to 1200 hours and until the first rescue party reached the spot.
Rammohan will also examine the call detail records of the mobile telephones used by the deceased and injured personnel of CRPF during the encounter and gather evidence from family members and others that could throw light on the actual events that took place during the ambush.
The former BSF Director General will analyse and establish the decision or command structure or hierarchy and the specific levels which took relevant decisions concerning the operation and will also examine the quality of the training imparted to the relevant companies of CRPF and the details of standard operating procedures.
He will examine the response of the state police and the CRPF both during the ambush and the post-ambush relief and rescue operations besides suggesting measures to mitigate the lapses, if any, so that such incidents do not recur.
EARLIER REPORT
Former Border Security Force director general E N Rammohan, appointed to inquire into the circumstances leading to the massacre of 76 security personnel by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, has begun his probe.
69-year-old Rammohan, expected to complete the report by April 24, arrived in Raipur on Saturday. He was accompanied by Director General of state Police Vishwa Ranjan, special Director General of CRPF (anti-Naxal) Vijay Raman and other senior CRPF officials.
Rammohan, a 1965 batch IPS officer, will establish the circumstances preceding and the sequence of events leading to the incident in which 75 CRPF and local police head constable were killed brutally by Naxals.
He will try to reconstruct the sequence of events that took place on the day of the deadly attack.
He will also examine the call detail records of the mobile telephones used by the deceased and injured personnel of CRPF during the encounter and gather evidence from family members and others that could throw light on the actual events that took place during the ambush.
The former BSF director general will analyse and establish the decision or command structure or hierarchy and the specific levels which took relevant decisions concerning the operation and will also examine the quality of the training imparted to the relevant companies of CRPF and the details of standard operating procedures.
He will examine the response of the state police and the CRPF both during the ambush and the post-ambush relief and rescue operations besides suggesting measures to mitigate the lapses, if any, so that such incidents do not recur.
