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| Over 50 policemen feared drowned after Naxal attack in Orissa |
| 2008-06-29 |
| Over 50 personnel of the anti-Naxal force of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa police were feared drowned in Balimela reservoir in Orissa's southern district of Malkangiri on Sunday as the boat ferrying them came under gunfire by Naxalites from atop a nearby hill. Orissa Director General of Police Gopal Nanda said that the incident took place near Alampetta village when nearly 64 security personnel of the elite Greyhound Force were on their way to Chitrakonda in the state by a boat for a joint operation against the Naxalites. Of the 64 personnel on board, eight could manage to swim ashore with bullet injuries on them while search operation was launched to trace the missing policemen. 'We cannot specify the exact number of jawans missing at this moment,' he said adding three of them were from Chitrakonda police station. According to Malkangiri Superintendent of Police S K Gajbhiye, though none of the security personnel was found so far, the search team recovered some caps used by the jawans from the 40-meter deep reservoir. Gajbhiye said the Greyhound Force jawans and the Orissa police personnel were on their way to Chitrakonda on the inter-state border for launching a joint operation against the Maoists who are observing a protest week since June 26 against price rise and alleged police excesses. The SP said though there was an exchange of fire between the ultras and jawans for sometime, the rebels could successfully capsize the boat by targeting its operator. 'The ultras had an advantage as they were atop the hill and the jawans in deep water,' he said adding a massive search operation was launched by fire brigade personnel and police force. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #2 anti-Naxal force of Andhra Pradesh :< elite Greyhound Force ;> exact number of jawans missing ;? Damn, this is near nuggetry |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-06-29 20:03 |
| #1 Ummm, I suppose that makes sense, You live in a Desert, Water is scarse, you don't need to learn to swim. (Most folks wouldn't want you swimming in their drinking wter anyway) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-06-29 19:12 |