An Assistant Commandant of Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) was killed and seven others were injured in an IED blast triggered by Maoists in Tadmetala area of Sukma district on Saturday night. The incident took place on Saturday when a team of security forces was returning after conducting a search operation against naxal in the forest near Tadmetla village.
According to IG Bastar, Sunderaj P, a team of CoBRA was out for anti-naxal operation late on Saturday night when eight personnel, including two senior officials, were injured in an IED blast triggered by the Maoists. “All eight injured were airlifted to Raipur at around midnight and were admitted in a hospital. On Sunday morning an Assistant Commandant, Nitin Bhalerao, who sustained serious injured died in the hospital,” said the IG.Police said that other seven are out of danger. All injured personnel belonged to CoBRA's 206th battalion,
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