Exploring all channels to trace jawan: Chhattisgarh Police

April 06, 2021 12:45

Police are exploring all channels, including contacting local villagers, to trace the missing CoBRA commando whom the Maoists claim to have abducted after an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region three days back, a senior official said on Tuesday. Police informers have also been activated to gather information about the missing jawan, he said.

Constable Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, of the 210th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), an elite unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), went missing on Saturday after the gunfight along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts.

Twenty two security personnel were killed and 31 others were injured in the fierce gun-battle. A journalist from Sukma on Monday said he had got a call from Maoists, claiming that the commando is in their captivity and he will not be harmed.

"As of now we cannot confirm that the missing jawan is in the captivity of Naxals as they haven't issued any statementor photographs in this connection. We are trying to trace him through all possible channels," Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI. The police are also contacting local villagers to check if they have any information related to the missing jawan, he said.

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