"A naxal named Nagesh (38) has surrendered today...He was disturbed by the ideology of the Naxals...I appeal to all the Naxals to surrender this way and lead a good life...," Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said in a video statement.
The encounter broke out between Naxalites and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), District Reserve Guard (DRG), and Bastar fighters in the hilly forest between Gondpalli, Parlagatta, and Badepalli at 4:30 pm after intelligence was received about the presence of Naxalites in the border a
Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Of Chhattisgarh, Vijay Sharma visited the Naxal-affected Silger village on the Sukma-Bijapur border in Sukma district on Saturday.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday paid tribute to the three Central Reserve Police Force personnel who lost their lives in the exchange of fire with naxals at the Bijapur-Sukma border.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met with the injured jawans at Balaji Hospital in Raipur on Tuesday. Three jawans succumbed to their injuries and 15 remain injured following the exchange of fire with naxals near Jonaguda and Aliguda at the Bijapur-Sukma border.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed her grief and solidarity over the Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh in which three CRPF personnel were killed and 15 others were injured on Tuesday.
According to Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj, the incident occurred near Tekalgudem village when a joint team of security personnel was out on a search operation.
Along with combating naxalism in the worst insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will soon start spoken English classes for around 40 girls as a part of its social responsibility.
On a day when Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai visited the national capital, calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, a fierce encounter broke out between the security forces and Naxalites in the Sukma district, officials said.