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CRPF Commando Killed In Action, 7 Injured In IED Blast In Sukma

Specialised CoBRA Commando unit has been killed and seven other personnel injured in an IED(Improvised Explosive Device) blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.

The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off around 8.30 pm on Saturday in a forest near Aravraj Metta hills when a team of 206th battalion of the CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and police was out on an anti-Naxal operation, he said.

No exchange of fire took place at the spot, which falls under the Chintagufa police station limits and is over 450 km from the state capital Raipur, the official said.

Eight commandos of the CRPF’s elite COBRA commando unit were injured and later airlifted to a hospital in Raipur where Assistant Commandant Nitin P Bhalerao died during treatment, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P said.

The deceased, belonging to CoBRA’s 206th battalion, was a resident of Maharashtra’s Nashik district, he said.

The seven other injured personnel were undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Raipur, he said.

“Initially, we had information that around five personnel suffered injuries, but later three more were found injured,” the official said.

CoBRA stands for Commando Battalions for Resolute Action. It is a part of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). They are also called the “Jungle Warriors”. It was raised on 12th September 2008. Their motto is “संग्रामे पराक्रमे जयी” which means “Victory for gallant in war”.

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