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Chhattisgarh Naxal Attack: Condemning the cowardly act of the Naxalites, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said that the sacrifices of the two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel killed in the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on Sunday in Chhattisgarh’s Naxal insurgency-affected Sukma district, will not go in vain.

Additionally, several security personnel sustained injuries after the CRPF convoy was targeted with an IED, police said. The COBRA 201 jawans, who lost their lives, have been identified as Vishnu R (35) from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram and Shailendra (29) from Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur.

"This is a cowardly act of the Naxalites. We condemn this. We salute both of them, salute their courage, and respect them. Their sacrifice will not go in vain…,” said Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai, as quoted by news agency ANI.

"We are fighting strong with Naxalism. In their frustration, they are committing all these crimes in many places," the CM added.

The Naxalites targeted a truck carrying security forces with an IED blast around 3 pm on Sunday within the Jagar Gunda police station limits between Silger and Tekulagudem when they were on their way to fetch their weekly groceries.

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The injured jawans were taken to the hospital after rescue teams rushed to the spot.

Meanwhile, an encounter between security forces and Naxalites is underway in the forests of village Amjhar and Muhkot of Khallari police station area since Sunday afternoon. Many Naxalites are possibly injured, as per Dhamtari SP Anjaneya Varshney.

This comes a day after an anti-Naxal operation directed the Chhattisgarh Police towards a racket printing counterfeit notes that were being used to destabilise the local economy in the Sukma district. Police had found currency printers, ink, and notes of several denominations.

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The startling find was made during a joint search operation by the Sukma Police, the District Reserve Guard, and the CRPF in the forests of Korajguda on Saturday.

Sukma District police chief Kiran said, “During a raid at a Maoist camp launched in the area, printers, ink, and fake notes were seized.”