Chhattisgarh: Home Ministry steps in after Sukma martyrs’ uniforms found in garbage dump

Mangalore Today News Network

Chhattisgarh, Dec 04, 2014:  The Home Ministry has sought a report from Chhattisgarh government after blood-stained uniforms and shoes of some of the CRPF personnel who were killed in the Sukma Naxal attack were found in a garbage bin on the hospital premises.

"After the incident, the bodies got stiff and during the post-mortem the doctor removed uniforms through blade and put them into a bin. These uniforms are case property and are supposed to be handed over to the local police," DG CRPF RC Tayal said.

The hospital staff however, tried to pass the buck over the incident claiming that no one came to collect the uniforms. "It is the duty of the attendants of the deceased to collect their belongings but no officer from the CRPF was present during the post-mortem yesterday. In fact, no one came to collect the belongings until this morning," Dean of Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial hospital Dr Vivek Chaudhary said.

Meanwhile, politics has begun over the incident. District Congress chief Vikas Upadhyay and others visited Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital and took away the uniforms and other belongings of the martyrs to the Congress office.

"We collected four sets of blood-stained uniforms and 10 pairs of shoes and carried those to Congress Bhawan. Later, CRPF officials came here and we handed over all the belongings to them," he added.

CRPF DG called the act a mischief by some political parties to seek advantage. "Congress workers came and took all uniforms to Ghadi Chowk and started protest and refused to give to local police. Now CRPF is going to take them," he said. He also assured probe into the incident and added that they have full respect for the martyrs.

Fourteen CRPF personnel, including two officers, were killed on Monday in a Naxal attack in the Chintagufa region of South Bastar’s Sukma district.

Bodies of the slain personnel were airlifted and sent to their families on Tuesday. 

 

Courtesy: IBN