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The commander of a Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) company was axed to death Sunday by Maoists when he was out to buy vegetables near a police camp in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
The killing took place barely 200 metres from the camp in Jaigur at around 9.30 am. Tijau Ram Bhuarya, 52, an inspector-rank officer who served as the commander of a company in the fourth battalion of the CAF, was accompanied by two armed security personnel during the time. They were purchasing supplies for the force in the camp, which was set up in 2021.
A police official said: “We suspect there were seven to eight Maoists, among whom two executed the attack. The incident has been witnessed by the public and efforts are on to find eyewitnesses,” said the official.
The two security personnel, meanwhile, escaped and alerted the camp. By the time additional forces arrived, the Maoists had gotten away and Bhuarya had succumbed to multiple chest injuries.
An official from Bijapur said: “Bhuarya was an experienced officer who has been part of anti-Maoist operations in different parts of Bastar. He had 20 years of service experience. The Maoists were militia members — that is, they stay in the village and collect information on police movements.”
Bhuarya was a resident of Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Police said Maoists usually carry out a recce of police movement before executing a surprise attack such as this. A team of CAF and District Reserve Guard (DRG) is now conducting search operations.
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