Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai Mourns Loss of Two Soldiers in Naxal Attack

Chhattisgarh’s Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed deep sorrow on Sunday over the death of two security personnel due to an IED blast carried out by Naxalites in Sukma district. The Chief Minister called this Naxal attack a ‘cowardly act out of frustration’ because of the ongoing Naxal eradication campaign in Bastar. He prayed for the peace of the departed souls and strength for their families.

In a post on X, the Chief Minister wrote in Hindi, “Sad news is coming about the death of 2 Cobra soldiers in the IED blast carried out by Naxalites in Tekalgudem of Sukma district. I pray to God for peace to the souls of the deceased soldiers and to provide strength to their families.”

He added, “The Naxalites are frustrated with the ongoing Naxal eradication campaign in Bastar and are perpetrating such cowardly acts out of frustration. The martyrdom of the soldiers will not go in vain, we will not sit quiet until Naxalism is eradicated.”

Details of the Incident

Additional Superintendent of Police of Sukma district, Akash Rao, reported that the incident occurred under the Jagargunda police station limits, between Silger and Tekulagudem. On Sunday afternoon, Naxalites blew up security vehicles in an IED blast, resulting in the deaths of two jawans from the CRPF CoBRA 201 battalion. The CoBRA battalion and police team reached the spot, and the bodies of the two jawans were safely retrieved. A search operation is ongoing at the location.

The killed security personnel were identified as Vishnu R (35) from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and Shailendra (29) from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred at 3 pm on Sunday while the jawans were on Road Opening Duty from Camp Silger to Camp Tekalgudem. The IED was planted by Naxalites to harm the security forces.