IN PICS | Home Minister Amit Shah Pays Tribute To The Martyred CRPF Jawans

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today attended a wreath-laying ceremony in Bijapur to pay tributes to the security personnel who were martyred in the bloody gun battle. (Image Source: PTI)

Shah, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and other dignitaries laid the wreath on the mortal remains of the security personnel. (Image Source: PTI)

The country lost 22 jawans and 32 suffered serious injuries following an exchange of fire between forces and Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur. One soldier is still believed to be missing in the worst Naxal attack in four years. (Image Source: PTI)

Sources revealed that the local informers told the Naxal group about the huge movement of CRPF groups inside the forest which was a hideout for the Maoist group. The Naxals got a hint about the information which resulted in such a dastardly attack.(Image Source: PTI)

Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting three hospitals in Raipur where the injured personnel are admitted, following which he will leave for Delhi at 5.30 pm on Monday. (Image Source: PTI)

During a press conference, Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Jagdalpur said, 'I want to assure the countrymen that this battle (against Naxals) will be intensified & we will win it in the end. We have successfully set up camps in interior areas in last few years, which has annoyed Naxals resulting in such type of incidents. On behalf of PM, & Central govt & the country, I pay tributes to the security personnel who lost their lives in the Naxal attack. The country will always remember their sacrifice for taking the fight against Naxals to a decisive turn. Both Central & state governments are working in tandem on two fronts -- intensify development works in tribal areas & fight against armed groups. I want to assure people of Chhattisgarh & the country that fight against Naxals will be intensified after this incident' (Image Source: PTI)