Chhattisgarh Maoist Attack: PM Modi expresses grief, consoles death of brave jawans

Five security personnel, including two CRPF and three DRG men of the state police, were killed and 21 suffered injuries in a gun battle with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

PM Narendra Modi on Sukma encounter tweeted, 'My thoughts are with the families of those martyred while fighting Maoists in Chhattisgarh. The sacrifices of the brave martyrs will never be forgotten. May the injured recover at the earliest'. 

According to initial information, at least 9 more Naxals have been killed and around 15 others were injured in the encounter. We will need more time to confirm this. As per our estimates, there were 250 Naxalites there, said P Sundarraj, IG Bastar