Hours after 22 safety personnel misplaced their lives within the border area at Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur and Sukma districts following a fierce gun-battle between the military troops and naxals, India cricket skipper Virat Kohli and former cricketers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir paid homage to the martyrs.
The India skipper in a tweet mentioned termed the information as ‘completely tragic’ and wrote: “Absolutely tragic to hear about the loss of lives of our brave jawans. My condolences to the bereaved families.”
Absolutely tragic to hear concerning the lack of lives of our courageous jawans. My condolences to the bereaved households.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 4, 2021
Meanwhile, Sehwag and Gambhir additionally expressed their condolences and left emotional be aware on their respective Twitter handles. Here are the tweets:
Heart breaking to hear the information of lack of 22 safety personnel and accidents to many within the #NaxalAttack in Sukma in Chhattisgarh. Nation is indebted to the jawans who laid down their lives. Naman to the martyrs.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 4, 2021
Nation bows down to the sacrifice of our bravehearts. Enemy inside is as barbaric as enemy outdoors. Won’t let this sacrifice go in useless. #NaxalAttack
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) April 4, 2021
In a significant joint offensive, separate joint groups of safety forces, comprising over 2,000 personnel, had launched an anti-Naxal operation from Bijapur and Sukma districts within the South Bastar forests, thought-about because the Maoist stronghold, on Friday evening.
The personnel belonging to the CRPF, its elite unit CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), the DRG and the Special Task Force (STF) had been concerned within the operation launched from 5 locations – Tarrem, Usoor and Pamed (in Bijapur), and Minpa and Narsapuram (in Sukma).
When the patrolling workforce that was dispatched from Tarrem was advancing by means of the forest close to Jonaguda, positioned round 500 km away from the state capital Raipur, it was ambushed by cadres of PLGA (Peoples’ Liberation Guerilla Army) battalion of Maoists that led to gun-battle.
– with PTI inputs
