LIVE! 200 Naxals overpower 44 jawans; 20 dead
March 11, 2014 14:10
Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde confirmed the incident.
The casualties are from both the state police and the CRPF jawans. Three security men have been injured.
The joint police party had gone out on a road opening and on the way were ambushed. The encounter is over and losses were mainly due to the topography, says ADG Chhattisgarh, Mukesh Gupta tells CNN IBN.
Gupta confirms the death toll to be 20, of which 15 are state police and five are CRPF jawans. The strength of the combined police force was 44. There were an estimated 200 Naxals.
The casualties are from both the state police and the CRPF jawans. Three security men have been injured.
The joint police party had gone out on a road opening and on the way were ambushed. The encounter is over and losses were mainly due to the topography, says ADG Chhattisgarh, Mukesh Gupta tells CNN IBN.
Gupta confirms the death toll to be 20, of which 15 are state police and five are CRPF jawans. The strength of the combined police force was 44. There were an estimated 200 Naxals.
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