Karnataka tour of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel postponed, will go to Dantewada tomorrow

Raipur. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has postponed his Karnataka tour. The same Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel himself will go to Dantewada tomorrow and pay homage to the martyred soldiers and assess the ground situation.

There has been a big Naxalite attack in Dantewada. 11 soldiers have been martyred in this. There was an IED attack on a vehicle carrying the District Reserve Guard (DRG) force at Aranpur in Dantewada. Martyred soldiers include 10 DRG soldiers and a driver. According to sources, DRG jawans had gone on operation yesterday. While returning from there, Naxalites attacked.

Regarding the attack, CM Bhupesh Baghel said that the Naxalites will not be spared. This incident is very sad. Our fight against Naxalites is in the final stage. Naxalism will be rooted out in a planned manner. According to the information, after this attack, the police have surrounded the Naxalites. The encounter between the two is still going on. It is being told that more force has been called.

Naxalites ambushed and attacked the soldiers of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) force in Dantewada. They blew up a vehicle full of soldiers in an IED attack. 11 soldiers have been martyred in this attack. Among them, there are 10 DRG personnel and one driver. Naxalites had laid a landmine in the middle of the road. This IED blast was so tremendous that several feet deep pit has been formed on the road. The vehicles of the soldiers have been blown away. Bastar IG Sundarraj told that the Naxalites targeted the jawans in Palnar area of Aranpur. At present the search operation is going on. According to sources, DRG jawans had gone on operation yesterday. While returning, the Naxalites carried out this attack. According to information, head constables Joga Sodhi, Munna Ram Kadti, Santosh Tamo, new constables Dulgo Mandavi, Lakhmu Markam, Joga Kawasi, Hariram Mandavi, secret soldiers Raju Ram Kartam, Jairam Podiam, Jagdish Kawasi were martyred in this attack. At the same time, Dhaniram Yadav, the driver of the private vehicle, also lost his life in this attack. In the last several years, DRG has played an important role in getting the Naxalites to surrender. Apart from this, many former Naxalite leaders are now working in DRG against Naxalites in Chhattisgarh.