5 CRPF personnel were killed and 10 injured when the truck in which they were travelling was blown up by Maoists in a landmine blast in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.
T J Longkumer said "The incident took place late evening at Kokanara village, nearly 375 kilometres from Raipur, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range)" .
Ten personnel were injured in the blast. They are being send to a hospital in Jagdalpur.
The CRPF personnel were returning from patrol duty to Tonagapal from Sukama and had taken lift in the truck when they were ambushed, police said, adding Maoists and security personnel also exchanged fire.
T J Longkumer said "The incident took place late evening at Kokanara village, nearly 375 kilometres from Raipur, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range)" .
Ten personnel were injured in the blast. They are being send to a hospital in Jagdalpur.
The CRPF personnel were returning from patrol duty to Tonagapal from Sukama and had taken lift in the truck when they were ambushed, police said, adding Maoists and security personnel also exchanged fire.
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