CoBRA officer killed in IED blast

Raipur, November 29

An officer of the CRPF’s jungle warfare unit, CoBRA, was killed while nine commandos were injured after Maoists triggered an IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Saturday night.

The blast occurred in the Chintalnar forest area of the district around 9 pm. Assistant Commandant Nitin P Bhalerao, 33, succumbed to his injuries this morning. Among the injured is second-in-command rank officer Dinesh Kumar Singh. They all belong to 206th battalion of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA). — PTI

Maoist attack

• Maoists triggered an IED explosion in the Chintalnar forest area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh
• Assistant Commandant Nitin P Bhalerao (33) succumbed to his injuries during treatment