No let up in Maoist violence, 3 jawans injured in Chhattisgarh day after 2 civilians were killed

Personnel of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) undertook the operation after getting information about the presence of Maoists in the area.

During the operation, one of the jawans stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED), triggering an explosion in which he and another jawan were injured. The two jawans were from CRPF battalion 231 and Sukma DRG. Separately, a jawan from the Dantewada DRG stepped on a spike hole trap and suffered injuries.

“All three jawans were evacuated and sent to a higher medical facility for bettter treatment. They are out of danger,” said Inspector General of Police for Bastar Range, Sundarraj P.

In January this year, as many as 36 IEDs have either been detected and defused or exploded and injured jawans in Bijapur, a senior official said.

In a separate incident, Maoists murdered two village residents after branding them police informers.

The incident took place in Budgicheru, which is approximately 75 km away from Bijapur district headquarters and comes under the jurisdiction of Tarrem police station.

The dead were identified as Karm Raju Bare, 32, from Talab Para and Madvi Munna, 27, from Nayapara. Their bodies were found on Tuesday with their throats slit. Police said they were murdered on Monday night.

According to a police source, Bijapur has thousands of militia cadre, making it the most Maoist-affected district among the seven such districts in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region. A majority of Maoist violence and arrests take place in Bijapur.