CoBRA jawan abducted by Naxals released

April 08, 2021 18:20

CoBRA jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who was abducted by Naxals after a gun-battle in the Bastar region on April 3, has been released by them, police sources said.

Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, a commando of the 210th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), an elite unit of the CRPF, had gone missing after the fierce gunfight with Naxals on Saturday.

Manhas was part of a squad that had gone for an anti-Naxal operation in jungles on the Bijapur and Sukma border on the night of April 2, hours before the deadly ambush.

On Saturday, the gunfight broke out between security forces and ultras between Tekalguda and Jonaguda villages in which 22 troopers were killed and 31 others injured.

Out of the 22, eight were from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), including seven CoBRA commandos and one jawan of its 'Bastariya' battalion, eight from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and six from the Special Task Force (STF).

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