3 DRG Jawans killed in Encounter with Naxals in Sukma

TNI Bureau: In an unfortunate incident, three District Reserve Guard (DRG) security personnel were martyred in an encounter with the Naxals in insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh today.

The martyred DRG security personnel have been identified as ASI Ramuram Nag, assistant constable Kunjam Joga and Sainik Vanjam Bheema.

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Bastar Range Inspector General of Police (IG) P Sundarraj informed that the Naxals opened firing at a team of DRG while it had gone for a combing operation between Jagargunda and Kunded under Jagargunda police station at around 9 AM.

The security personnel soon launched a retaliatory action in which some Naxals also said to have suffered major damage.

Later, the security forces launched a search operation in the area to trace the Naxals.

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