Three Security Personnel Dead and 2 Injured in Naxal Encounter

SUKMA: Three Drict Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans were killed and two injured after an encounter broke out between them and the Naxals on Saturday in the naxal dominated Sukma drict CG.
The face off took place at 9 am after the security personnel were witnessed the Naxals, said. A team of DRG had launched a combing operation in Jagargunda police station limits, located over 400 km away from capital Raipur following a tip off.
While the forces were on their way from Jagargunda to Kunded forested terrain, the rebels opened indiscriminate firing which was retaliated the forces, said an official.
According to the sources, the team of security forces was trapped in an ambush laid the suspected Red brigades. Many cadres of the Mao were also believed to have been injured in the gunfight.
The deceased included ASI Ramuram Nag and two constables Kunjam Joga and Ganjam Bheema.
Chhattisgarh Chief Miner Bhupesh Baghel expressed grief and extended condolences over the martyrdom of three jawans in the Mao attack.

मुख्यमंत्री श्री @bhupeshbaghelने @SukmaD के जगरगुंडा के पास नक्सली हमले में 3 जवानों की शहादत पर गहरा दुःख प्रकट करते हुए, शहीदों के शोक संतप्त परिजनों के प्रति संवेदना प्रकट की।– मुख्यमंत्री ने इस कायराना हरकत की निंदा करते हुए कहा कि जवानों का बलिदान व्यर्थ नहीं जायेगा।— CMO Chhattisgarh (@ChhattisgarhCMO) February 25, 2023