In Chhattisgarh's Bijapur Naxal attack on Saturday (3rd April), at least 22 security personnel lost their lives and around 31 sustained injuries in the encounter.
"22 security personnel have lost their lives in the Naxal attack at Sukma-Bijapur in Chhattisgarh," said Bijapur Superintendent of Police Kamalochan Kashyap.
President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind paid his condolences through a tweet.
The killing of the security personnel while battling Maoist insurgency in Chhattisgarh is a matter of deep anguish. My condolences to the bereaved families. The nation shares their pain and will never forget this sacrifice.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 4, 2021
On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured the family members of soldiers killed in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur Naxal attack that their sacrifices would not go in vain.
Shah added that a search operation is underway for the missing soldiers.
"Both sides have suffered losses. Our jawans have lost their lives. I pay tributes to them. I want to assure their families that their sacrifice will not go in vain," the Home Minister added.
Shah was supposed to arrive Delhi by Sunday afternoon to take stock of the situation in Chhattisgarh.
We at the Su-Niti News pay our utmost condolences to the families of the martyred soldiers.
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