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.
An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from the same site in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, where Additional SP Akash Rao Giripunje was killed in a Naxal-triggered blast. The Bomb Disposal Squad destroyed the device on the spot, police said.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai visited the residence of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Akash Rao Giripunje in Raipur on Monday to meet his family members.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday expressed grief over the demise of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Akash Rao Giripunje, who succumbed to injuries sustained in an IED blast in Sukma district.
Additional Superintendent of Police, Akash Rao Giripunje died after sustaining injuries due to an Improvised Explosive Device blast in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Monday.
A pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast occured near Dondra on Konta-Errabora road, due to which ASP Konta Division, Sukma district, Akash Rao Giripunje sustained serious injuries, according to IG Bastar P Sundarraj.
In a major success for the Chhattisgarh government's anti-Naxal campaign, 18 Naxals, including four members of the dreaded Battalion No. 1, surrendered before the police in Sukma district on Tuesday.
Constable Shubham Gajanan of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 228 Battalion, who was the handler of a two-year-old Belgian Shepherd named Rolo on Friday said that there is an "emotional relationship" between the canine and its handler adding that Rolo played a significant role in saving t