70 jawans killed as Maoists ambush CRPF team

RAIPUR: At least 70 CRPF personnel were killed in an attack by Naxalites in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh early on Tuesday. The attack took place when a CRPF patrol party was returning from a road opening duty in the naxalite-infested Mukrana forest in the district between 6 to 7 am. 'We have rushed helicopters to evacuate the casualties,' Chhattisgarh Director General of Police Viswa Ranjan told PTI. The death toll in the attack may rise as many of the personnel have been seriously....




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