Maoist rebels kill 24 paramilitary commandos in central India

[Grevion]

Can someone explain me what is this maoist insurgency in laymen terms?

Nope can't do. The post might be deleted by some wannabe mod while you will receive a warning for stating the truth.

 

[Areesh]

Casualties have increased to 25

25 CRPF men killed in Maoist attack

In one of the deadliest attacks on security forces, Maoists killed 25 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and injured seven in Sukma district of south Chhattisgarh on Monday. In retaliatory fire, 10 to 12 Maoists were shot dead.

The attack took place when a team of around 100 men, belonging to the 74th battalion of the CRPF, based at the Burkapal camp on the Dornapal-Jagargunda road in south Sukma, was out to provide protection for road construction work in the area.

According to the Anti-Naxal Operations unit of the Chhattisgarh police, the Maoists ambushed the CRPF team at about 12.55 p.m. near Burkapal.

“Firing lasted about three hours but the seven injured jawans were rescued using a bullet proof vehicle when the firing was going on,” said Chhattisgarh’s Director General of Police A.N. Upadhyay.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, who was in New Delhi, immediately rushed back to Raipur and convened an emergency meeting of his Cabinet.

awan Sheikh Mohammad, injured in the attack, told reporters in Raipur that over 300 Maoists, including some dressed in “black uniform” were involved in the attack.

According to him, the Maoists first sent some local villagers to check the location of the CRPF team.

“Our unit was on road construction duty. Many villagers were also carrying weapons and women Maoists were also present,” Mr. Sheikh said.

“They were carrying automatic weapons such as AK-47, SLR, and INSAS but we returned fire,”he said.

Mr. Sheikh, who was injured in the legs, claimed that 10 to 12 Maoists were killed in the CRPF retaliation, a claim backed by Mr. Upadhyay and the Chief Minister.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...ter-with-maoists-in-sukma/article18199641.ece

 

[BHarwana]

The number is much higher India is not disclosing actual figures.

 

[Chhatrapati]

The number is much higher India is not disclosing actual figures.

Don't be stupid. These are not orphans. These are people with Families.

 

[Areesh]

Than what Exactly is CRPF and under whom them operate ? i didn't realize BSF = Rangers .. FC is also Guarding the Afghan border so they can be equal to BSF .. so CRPF is specialized Unit of Police/Paramilitary ?

Both FC and Rangers would be equal to BSF. CRPF is more likely like Frontier Constabulary of Pakistan.

 

[Sinnerman108]

It seems the freedom fighters didn't have enough weapons.

We should look into providing land mines, explosives, and LMGs to start with.
Maybe follow it up with light mortar in future.

Freedom fighters like these, should not be left alone.

 

[BHarwana]

Now you come with a new defense to your argument. How can they possibly suicide with gun shots around the body. If you simply taking a cheap shot, yeah we hear you. Now move on.

India has a history of such statements and The few with head shot will be declared as Suicide.

 

[Areesh]

FC

Actually BSF is equivalent to Pakistani rangers and FC is equivalent to ITBP/SSB

All are CAPF

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Armed_Police_Forces

There is no difference in FC(Frontier Corps) and Rangers. Only difference is Ranger look after Sindh and Punjab border with India while Frontier Corps are responsible for FATA/KPK and Balochistan border with Afghanistan. The rest is all same between the two.

CRPF is more likely Pakistani frontier constabulary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Constabulary

 

[Al-zakir]

Retaliation against injustice and oppression.

 

[Al-zakir]

They want to actually take control of India by 2050. They are called Maoists. Not fighting opression but working for a Change.

They are on a roll, big win for them.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Suspected Maoist rebels killed 24 paramilitary commandos and wounded six on Monday in a remote part of central India in one of the deadliest attacks of a long-running internal conflict.

The soldiers were guarding road workers in the Sukma district of Chhattisgargh state, a hotbed of insurgent violence, when they came under heavy fire.

“We have recovered 23 bodies from the spot and one soldier died in Raipur during treatment,” Anand Chhabra, a senior police officer, told AFP, referring to the state capital.

He said six other commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force were critically injured and had been evacuated for treatment.

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Another police officer, Sunil Tiwari, told AFP that Indian security forces were looking for “some CRPF soldiers who are missing”, adding that the rebels snatched weapons during the ambush.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the attack and offered condolences to the families of the deceased, saying the sacrifice of their loved ones would not be in vain.

“Attack on @CRPFIndia personnel in Chhattisgarh is cowardly and deplorable. We are monitoring the situation closely,” Modi posted on Twitter.

Fatal attacks by insurgents on security forces in central and eastern India are frequent, but Monday's assault was among the deadliest in years.

Television footage showed injured commandos in their army fatigues being stretchered from ambulances into hospitals for treatment.

One soldier who survived the attack, Sher Mohammed, told reporters from his hospital bed that “almost 300 of them attacked us”.

More precaution needed
State chief minister Raman Singh said Sukma, where Monday's attack occurred, was a stronghold for Maoists waging a guerilla war from their jungle bases.

The Maoists opposed efforts to build new roads and infrastructure in the remote area because it undermined their long-running campaign against India's security forces, he added.

“In future we will need to take more precautions,” said Singh, who called an emergency meeting and rushed back from New Delhi after the attack.

The Maoist insurgency started as a peasant uprising in 1967, and since then has cost thousands of lives in the rebel-dominated “red corridor” stretching through central and eastern India.

Tit-for-tat jungle skirmishes often result in heavy casualties on both sides.

Last month 11 paramilitary policemen were killed when their convoy was ambushed in Chhattisgarh, while at least 20 troops died in a separate attack in 2015.

In 2010 Maoists killed 76 police in the worst-ever massacre of security forces by the insurgents. The incident shook the country and led to pressure on the government to rethink its tactics.

Critics believe attempts to end the revolt through tough security offensives are doomed to fail, saying the real solution is better governance and development of the region.

The guerrillas, who say they are fighting for the rights of tribal people and landless farmers, often collect funds through extortion.

Modi had been seeking to stem the insurgency by earmarking development funds for revolt-hit areas and improving policing.

In 2015 he urged Maoists to put down their guns and take up ploughs, saying “violence has no future”.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1328953/maoist-rebels-kill-24-paramilitary-commandos-in-central-india

 

[Glockaholic]

Nice

 

[YeBeWarned]

saw on Zee news Report that about a month ago another attack happen near this place, according to Zee the number is 25 CRPF personnel who lost their lives, it seems like a well coordinated Ambush ..Seems like India needs to send BSF is not Army to clear those Areas .

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

saw on Zee news Report that about a month ago another attack happen near this place, according to Zee the number is 25 CRPF personnel who lost their lives, it seems like a well coordinated Ambush ..Seems like India needs to send BSF is not Army to clear those Areas .

These were commando unit troops.

CRPF Cobras.

 

[chatterjee]

wounded officers were airlifted to a hospital