The CRPF jawans who were on duty when the incident took place were given initial first aid and brought to the district hospital in Bijapur for better treatment.
The drill imitated multiple high-risk scenarios, including a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) attack, a terrorist strike, a hostage situation, and an IED blast. The primary objective of the drill was to evaluate the real-time coordination, crisis response, and operationa
"I expressed condolences to the family of the officer. We will support them in all possible way, and government is also helping them... We will always remember their sacrifice," he told ANI.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday met the family members of senior police officer Akash Rao Giripunje in Chhattisgarh's Nava Raipur, who was martyred in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a key accused in the case relating to the IED blast that had killed 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and their civilian driver in Chhattisgarh by members of the banned CPI (Maoist) terror outfit in April 2023.
Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar and Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday paid solemn tribute to CRPF officer Satyawan Kumar Singh, who was killed in an IED blast during an anti-Naxal operation.
The chargesheeted have been identified as Paresh Baruah, Chairman and SS Commander-in-Chief of the proscribed terrorist groups ULFA, along with Abhijit Gogoi and Jahnu Boruah.
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawan, who was injured in an IED blast in a forest area in Odisha's Sundargarh district earlier in the day, succumbed to injuries, officials said.
Security forces neutralised two Naxals in an encounter on Wednesday in the forest area under Kukanar Police Station area of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police said.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai paid tribute to ASP Akash Rao Giripunje, who lost his life in an IED blast carried out by Naxalites in Sukma's Konta. CM Vishnu Deo Sai said his sacrifice will not go in vain, and Naxalism will soon take its last breath.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Assembly Speaker Raman Singh and other dignitaries paid their last respect to ASP Akash Rao Giripunje, who lost his life in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast carried out by Naxalites in Sukma's Konta.
Hours after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Sukma district claimed the life of an official and injured others, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said that security forces are carrying out a massive campaign against Naxalism and have been yielding success.