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oi-Deepika S
New Delhi, Apr 05: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and CM Bhupesh Baghel hold a meeting with top officials in Jagdalpur, over the naxal attack in which 22 security personnel lost their lives. Shah is likely to meet the injured jawans and visit the CRPF camp, later.
Earlier, Shah and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel laid wreaths at the coffins of 14 security personnel.
22 jawans were martyred in the worst ever Naxal attack in four years that resulted from an ambush by some 400 insurgents who surrounded the jawans from three sides in an area devoid of vegetation and rained on them machinegun fire as well as IEDs for several hours.
Out of the total 22 fatalities, the CRPF lost eight men including seven CoBRA commandos while one jawan is from the Bastariya battalion, eight from DRG and five from Special Task Force. A CRPF Inspector is still missing.
Some 10-12 Naxals are also believed to have died in the fierce gunbattle that ensued. A total of 31 security personnel were also injured.
Chhattisgarh naxal attack: Amit Shah holds high-level security meeting
Helicopters, which were requisitioned to evacuate the injured personnel, could make the first landing only after 5 PM on Saturday when the gunfire had ended.
On Sunday, Shah, who cancelled his public meetings in poll-bound Assam, chaired a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation. Shah also spoke to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. He condoled the death of the security personnel in the encounter and said their valour will never be forgotten.
The government will continue its fight against the enemies of peace and progress, the home minister said.
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