Security personnel were escorting ZP chief to village when incident occurred
Thirteen police personnel were killed in an ambush by Maoists in the Saro forests of Jharkhand's Garhwa district on Saturday.
After causing a landmine blast between the Burgar and Bhadaria Road police stations, the rebels opened fire at an anti-mine van, killing 11 jawans of the Jharkhand Armed Police-7 and two police personnel. The ultras also took away 11 INSAS rifles, two self-loading rifles and one AK-47 from the van, said Jharkhand police spokesman R.K. Malik.
Two injured personnel were admitted to hospital.
Additional forces were rushed to the spot, a Maoist-dominated area.
The security forces were escorting zilla parishad president Sushma Mehta to a village, where she was to meet aggrieved people protesting against the poor condition of a primary health centre. While Ms. Mehta escaped unhurt, her bodyguard and driver went missing after the blast, the police said.
Last December, 12 police personnel were killed in the same district when Maoists attacked a convoy of Inder Singh Namdhari, MP.
Keywords: Jharkhand's Garhwa district, police personnel, Maoists, Saro forests
This is old story and old statement of the Govt.what the people to do
when they are defenceless,they will obey the command of the naxal and
militant.They are strong because they are getting share from Govt
development fund.The unemployed are getting job there.criminals are
getting protection there.The farmers can cultivate there land with
compromise with them.THE local administration and police perform there
duty on principal of compromise with naxal.Only police man dies in
blast are those who are on command post and they move on without
compromise When there will be no Govt and no security when no body
will be to look after people no body will check naxalism to grow in
the poor country.
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