Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Raipur today to pay tributes to CRPF jawans who were killed by Naxals in Sukma district of the state yesterday.
Singh said that the government has taken as a challenge the killing of CRPF personnel as he termed the attack a ‘sad and an unfortunate incident’ and vowed that no one will be spared.
Singh also briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the attack last night. According to news agency PTI, Singh apprised the Prime Minister of the circumstances leading to the attack and steps taken for the treatment of those injured.
Talking to reporters here this morning, MoS for Home Hansraj Ahir said that he and the Union Home Minister will visit the state to take stock of the situation.
25 CRPF Jawans were martyred in the insurgency-affected Sukma district yesterday. Around 90 Jawans belonging to 74th battalion of CRPF were engaged in area sanitisation for a road construction project. They were attacked by Maoists at two different places of Burkapal and Chintagufa.
Chief Minister Raman Singh reviewed the situation at an emergency meeting of senior officials in Raipur last night.
Since April 2010, nearly 200 security personnel have died in six major attacks in Chhattisgarh.
