Naxals kill 8 people, loot weapons in Chhattisgarh

Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, Mar 1 (UNI) Maoists today killed eight people, including four Naga Armed Force (NAF) personnel, by triggering a landmine and also looted weapons near Darbhaguda on the Jagdalpur-Hyderabad road in south Bastar.

Inspector-General (Bastar Range) R K Vij told UNI that NAF personnel, accompanied by special police officers (SPOs), were returning after patrol duty at Injaram. They had boarded a truck en route to Darbhaguda and the naxals triggered the mine targeting the vehicle.

Meanwhile, official sources said that the deceased were identified as NAF Head Constable Limba Vali, constables Maya Chibba, Chumki, Nadiyo, SPOs Swayam Joga, Gedu Tamaiya, driver Viswas Rao and cleaner Sanjay.

After the blast, the rebels looted two self-loading rifles, two AK-47 assault rifles, a grenade, a binocular, a wireless set and battery.

UNI