Sukma Naxal attack: Maoists in black uniforms fired with rocket launchers, reveals CRPF survivor

Mangalore Today News Network

Sukma, Apr 25, 2017: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Chhattisgarh’s Sukma on Tuesday to pay tribute to 25 CRPF jawans who have been martyred in a deadly Maoist attack. The attack took place between Burkapal-Chintagufa area in south Bastar, the worst Maoist violence-affected district area of the state.

President Pranab Mukherjee, PM Narendra Modi yesterday expressed their condolences.

Here are the latest updates in the Sukma encounter case:-


Here are the pictures of 25 CRPF personnel who lost their lives in Sukma Naxal attack yesterday.

VP Hamid Ansari condemns attack on CRPF personnel in Sukma, says " there cant be any justification for heinous acts;perpetrators be punished".

"We were set upon by 300 of them... villagers, women and the militia-types in black uniforms. They had rocket launchers... automatic weapons, AK 47, INSAS rifles. We also killed many of them," he claimed.

Before attacking, the Maoists sent locals to establish the position of the CRPF team, a survivor, Sher Mohammad, had claimed.

CPI(M) has criticised the Centre over the “barbaric” attack on CRPF personnel, saying it is not concerned about internal security.

Taking to Twitter, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury also wondered on whom the onus of the incident lies and called for fixing political responsibility for the security “failure”.

The names of the others, all belonging to the ‘Delta’ company of the 74th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), are:-Sub-Inspector K K Das, Assistant Sub-Inspectors Sanjay Kumar, Rameswar Lal, Naresh Kumar, Head Constables Surender Kumar, Banna Ram, L P Singh, Naresh Yadav, Padmanabhanand and Ram Mehar, Constables Saurabh Kumar, Abhay Mishra, Banmali Ram, N P Sonkar, K K Pandey, Vinay Chandra Burman, P Alagupandi, Abhay Kumar, N Senthil Kumar, N Thirumurgan, Ranjit Kumar, Ashish Singh, Manoj Kumar and Anup Karmakar.

The six injured have been identified as ASI R Chembram, Constables Mahender Singh, Jitender Kumar, Sher Mohammed, Lachhu Oraon and Sonawane Eashwar Suresh.

Mortal remains of CRPF personnel who lost their lives in Sukma Naxal attack brought to CAF camp (Mana) in Chhattisgarh.