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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday expressed deep anguish over the death of Chhattisgarh police personnel in an IED blast in Dantewada.
The Minister in his tweet said, “Deeply anguished to know about the death of Chhattisgarh police personnel in an IED blast in Dantewada today. My thoughts are with the bereaved families of the martyred police personnel”.
Deeply anguished to know about the death of Chhattisgarh police personnel in an IED blast in Dantewada today. My thoughts are with the bereaved families of the martyred police personnel.
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— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 20, 2018
Six security personnel were killed in an IED blast, suspected to be triggered by Naxals, in Cholnar Village of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
Three Chhattisgarh Armed Force personnel and 2 of District Force died in the attack. While, one of the two injured jawans succumbed to his injuries.
DIG (Dantewada Range) Ratan Lal Dangi said the Naxals triggered the blast between Cholnar and Kirandul villages when a joint team of the Chhattisagarh Armed Force and the District Force, in an SUV, was escorting a vehicle carrying material for road construction work.
“Three personnel belonging to the CAF and two of the District Force were killed in the IED blast while two others sustained injuries,” the official said.
The ultras also looted the weapons of the police personnel, he said, adding that reinforcement was rushed to the spot soon after the incident.
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