Dantewada Naxal assault: CRPF DG Sujoy Lal Thaosen on April 28 (Friday) inspected the spot after reaching the Aranpur naxal assault site within the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.
The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which claimed the lives of 10 DFG personnel and a driver in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada was planted by Naxals at least two months in the past via a ‘foxhole mechanism’, Bastar Police stated. According to the police, the Naxals had planted the IED beneath the highway by digging a tunnel via a ‘foxhole mechanism’ which is a method of digging tunnel due to which it turned undetectable.
“De-mining is done on the said road from time to time. Prima-facie it appears that the IED was planted far below the road through ‘foxhole mechanism’ (a style of digging tunnel) due to which it could not be detected during the de-mining exercise,” the police stated.
Initial investigation revealed that the IED was planted round one-and-half or two months again by digging a tunnel roadside and the wire related to it was hidden 2-3 inches beneath the bottom, the police stated. Based on the investigation findings, police have registered an offence in opposition to naxal cadres together with Chaitu, Deva, Mangtu, Ransai, Jailal, Baman, Some, Rakesh, Bhima and others beneath Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302, beneath Arms Act, UAPA Act and different acts, stated Bastar Police.
On April 26, 10 DRG personnel and a civilian driver have been killed after insurgents triggered an IED blast on Aranpur highway. As per the departmental provision and the federal government’s coverage for the sufferer of Naxalism, compassionate appointment, monetary help and different amenities will likely be offered to the victims’ households within the coming days, the police stated.
A video purportedly displaying the moments after the lethal Naxal assault on the District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada surfaced by which a Naxal was seen firing at the police.In the video, the jawan’s bag was seen mendacity on the bottom after the IED blast on DRG car and a Naxal was seen crawling into the forest with a gun in his hand to take the place additional for finishing up the assault. The sound of gunshots was additionally heard at the top of the video.
As many as 10 personnel and one civilian have been killed within the improvised explosive gadget (IED) blast by Naxalites in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. The video surfaced pertaining to the assault has gone viral on social media however the supply of which is unverified.
Speaking to media, IG Bastar P Sundarraj stated that the jawans have been returning to Dantewada when Maoists focused their car on the Aranpur-Sameli route. “During a search operation in Dantewada on Wednesday, 10 District Reserve Guard personnel were killed in an IED blast carried out by Naxalites,” Sundarraj stated.
Detailing the police motion over a time period within the area which he stated was earlier a lot affected by Naxals, the IG stated that the forces have achieved success in transferring ahead within the Naxal stronghold areas.
“One vehicle was targeted by the Naxals through the IED blast in which 10 DRG personnel and one civilian were killed. That region was earlier very much Naxal affected. We had moved a lot forward in a long period of time. We have moved quite forward in the areas which are believed to be Naxal strongholds,” he stated.
The IG stated that the Naxal exercise has almost been managed within the space via operations the place the incident occurred yesterday. “It (the incident) is a matter of investigation,” he stated.
(With ANI inputs)
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