NEW DELHI: At least five jawans sustained injuries in the exchange of fire with Maoists near Jonaguda and Aliguda at Bijapur- Sukma Border of Chhattisgarh, police officials said on Tuesday.
“It’s the same place where 23 jawans lost their lives in 2021,” IG Bastar, P Sundarraj said.
The incident took place in the village of Tekalgudiyam, situated on the border of Bijapur and Sukma districts.
The clash took place when CoBRA commandos were working to establish a Forward Operating Base (FOB), which is a remote camp set up to provide support for security forces operating in core Maoist areas.
The 201st Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was present in the area at the time of the exchange of fire, according to officials. The commandos swiftly retaliated and effectively countered the attack.
The number of injuries is expected to be higher than initially reported.
In April 2021, Twenty-three security personnel were killed and 33 injured on Saturday in one of the deadliest Maoist ambushes ever in Bastar.
The area is a stronghold of dreaded Maoist commander Madvi Hidma, whose name has cropped up in every major attack in these parts since the massacre of Congress leaders in Jhiram Ghati in June 2013.
In 2021ambush, Maoists triggered blasts and then rained bullets and shells on the troops from well-camouflaged positions, inflicting heavy causalities. One of the survivors of the encounter said that they were attacked by over 400 Maoists from three sides.
The ambush lines stretched over 2km near Tekulguda village. Running gunfights broke out near Tekulguda, Jonaguda and Jeeragaon villages as the forces fought back hard to break out of the ambush.
(With agency inputs)
“It’s the same place where 23 jawans lost their lives in 2021,” IG Bastar, P Sundarraj said.
The incident took place in the village of Tekalgudiyam, situated on the border of Bijapur and Sukma districts.
The clash took place when CoBRA commandos were working to establish a Forward Operating Base (FOB), which is a remote camp set up to provide support for security forces operating in core Maoist areas.
The 201st Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was present in the area at the time of the exchange of fire, according to officials. The commandos swiftly retaliated and effectively countered the attack.
The number of injuries is expected to be higher than initially reported.
In April 2021, Twenty-three security personnel were killed and 33 injured on Saturday in one of the deadliest Maoist ambushes ever in Bastar.
The area is a stronghold of dreaded Maoist commander Madvi Hidma, whose name has cropped up in every major attack in these parts since the massacre of Congress leaders in Jhiram Ghati in June 2013.
In 2021ambush, Maoists triggered blasts and then rained bullets and shells on the troops from well-camouflaged positions, inflicting heavy causalities. One of the survivors of the encounter said that they were attacked by over 400 Maoists from three sides.
The ambush lines stretched over 2km near Tekulguda village. Running gunfights broke out near Tekulguda, Jonaguda and Jeeragaon villages as the forces fought back hard to break out of the ambush.
(With agency inputs)
