Nagpur:
A group of armed Naxals on Sunday killed 15 policemen including a young police sub-inspector in an encounter in Markegaon in Gadchiroli district in Nagpur, police said.
The Naxalites after killing the policemen fled with eight AK 47, two Insa self loading rifles, four self loading rifles, one pistol and two inch mortar, they said.
Police have recovered all the bodies of slain policemen that are being brought back to district headquarters by late Sunday night.
The Naxalites were hiding in the deep forest waiting for police patrol party to launch an attack on them, police said.
They opened indiscriminate firing on patrolling party, killing all of them including young PSI Upendra Gudhedkar on the spot, they said.
Other policemen who fell in the line of duty are Baishak Padodi, Subhash Bhogre, Suresh Naitam, Madhav Pote, Bhagu Koram, Chous Amar Wadatkar, Duryodhar Halame, police havildar Kalidam Halame, Rohidas Kumre, Nanu Tubari, Rupesh Poindre, Dilip Bhuke, Manish Kalyan Palliwar and Sudhakar Ukarpate.
Initial reports said that there was no information of any other injured policemen. Similarly there was no report of Naxals being injured or killed in the counter attack.
A police team on learning about the incident immediately rushed to the site and recovered all the bodies.
Homage will be paid to these personnel on Monday at District Police Headquarters before the bodies are handed over to their relatives.
The Naxalites after killing the policemen fled with eight AK 47, two Insa self loading rifles, four self loading rifles, one pistol and two inch mortar, they said.
Police have recovered all the bodies of slain policemen that are being brought back to district headquarters by late Sunday night.
The Naxalites were hiding in the deep forest waiting for police patrol party to launch an attack on them, police said.
They opened indiscriminate firing on patrolling party, killing all of them including young PSI Upendra Gudhedkar on the spot, they said.
Other policemen who fell in the line of duty are Baishak Padodi, Subhash Bhogre, Suresh Naitam, Madhav Pote, Bhagu Koram, Chous Amar Wadatkar, Duryodhar Halame, police havildar Kalidam Halame, Rohidas Kumre, Nanu Tubari, Rupesh Poindre, Dilip Bhuke, Manish Kalyan Palliwar and Sudhakar Ukarpate.
Initial reports said that there was no information of any other injured policemen. Similarly there was no report of Naxals being injured or killed in the counter attack.
A police team on learning about the incident immediately rushed to the site and recovered all the bodies.
Homage will be paid to these personnel on Monday at District Police Headquarters before the bodies are handed over to their relatives.
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