Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh: 2 CRPF jawans killed in IED blast in Sukma

Sukma: Two CRPF personnel were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast by Naxals in Sukma district in Chhattisgarh on Sunday.

The IED was planted by Naxalites between Silger and Tekulagudem villages in Sukam district, police said.

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The personnel from CoBRA 201 battalion of the CRPF, were going from Silger to Tekulagudem camps, on a routine patrol as a part of its Road Opening Party at around 3 pm on Sunday on a truck and bikes, when the truck was blown up by the IED blast.

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The driver and another personnel, who were on the truck, were killed due to the explosion.

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