Sukma: Naxalites blew up a truck with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Sunday, killing two soldiers of CoBRA, the jungle warfare unit of the Central Reserve Police Force, police said.
A senior police officer said the Naxalite blast took place around 3 pm near Timmapuram village between Silger and Tekalgudem camps of security forces, 400 km from state capital Raipur.
An advance party of 201st unit of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) had started patrolling from Silger Camp under Jagargunda police station limits as a part of its road opening party duty towards Tekalgudem, he said.
He told that the security personnel were on motorcycles and their luggage and ration were being taken in a truck.
He said, "The Naxalites targeted the truck and detonated the IED, in which constable Shailendra (29), a resident of Uttar Pradesh, and driver Vishnu R (35), a resident of Kerala, lost their lives. There was no other person in the truck."
He said that after receiving information about the blast, more forces were sent to the spot and the bodies were taken out of the forest, while the search operation is going on there.
Expressing grief over the incident, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai said in a message on Twitter that the martyrdom of the soldiers will not go in vain.
He said, "Received the sad news of the death of 2 Cobra soldiers in IED blast by Naxalites in Sukma district. I pray to God to give peace to the departed souls and strength to their families."
Sai said, "The Naxalites are frustrated with the ongoing anti-Naxal campaign in Bastar region and are committing such cowardly acts out of frustration. The martyrdom of the soldiers will not go in vain. We will not remain silent until Naxalism is ended."
A senior police officer said the Naxalite blast took place around 3 pm near Timmapuram village between Silger and Tekalgudem camps of security forces, 400 km from state capital Raipur.
An advance party of 201st unit of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) had started patrolling from Silger Camp under Jagargunda police station limits as a part of its road opening party duty towards Tekalgudem, he said.
He told that the security personnel were on motorcycles and their luggage and ration were being taken in a truck.
He said, "The Naxalites targeted the truck and detonated the IED, in which constable Shailendra (29), a resident of Uttar Pradesh, and driver Vishnu R (35), a resident of Kerala, lost their lives. There was no other person in the truck."
He said that after receiving information about the blast, more forces were sent to the spot and the bodies were taken out of the forest, while the search operation is going on there.
Expressing grief over the incident, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai said in a message on Twitter that the martyrdom of the soldiers will not go in vain.
He said, "Received the sad news of the death of 2 Cobra soldiers in IED blast by Naxalites in Sukma district. I pray to God to give peace to the departed souls and strength to their families."
Sai said, "The Naxalites are frustrated with the ongoing anti-Naxal campaign in Bastar region and are committing such cowardly acts out of frustration. The martyrdom of the soldiers will not go in vain. We will not remain silent until Naxalism is ended."
