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NEW DELHI: In an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday, 17 security personnel have lost their lives.
The encounter comes two years after the 2018 incident when 24 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel had succumbed to their injuries sustained in the attack.
On Saturday, following the encounter in Sukma’s Chintagufa, 14 injured soldiers were airlifted to state capital Raipur. The police had launched a search operation for five missing Special Task Force (STF) and 12 District Reserve Guard (DRG) soldiers.
Naxals kill 17 security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
The encounter comes two years after the 2018 incident when 24 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel had succumbed to their injuries sustained in the attack.
On Saturday, following the encounter in Sukma’s Chintagufa, 14 injured soldiers were airlifted to state capital Raipur. The police had launched a search operation for five missing Special Task Force (STF) and 12 District Reserve Guard (DRG) soldiers.
Naxals kill 17 security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma