Shinde Vows to Take Revenge for Chhattisgarh Naxal Attack

The Home Minister said the probe into the attack in which 15 security men were killed will be conducted by the National Investigation Agency.
Shinde Vows to Take Revenge for Chhattisgarh Naxal Attack

Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde vowed to take "revenge" for Tuesday's Naxal ambush in which 15 security personnel and a civilian were killed in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, saying the attack could be an attempt to disrupt the Lok Sabha polls.

Shinde said the probe into incident would be conducted by the National Investigation Agency.

The Home Minister  is on a day-long visit to Chhattisgarh to review the situation arising out of the killing of 11 CRPF personnel, four Chhattisgarh policemen and one civilian in Sukma district.

Asked how the "revenge" will be taken, Shinde said like in the past the central and state forces will jointly conduct anti-Naxal operations and hunt down the Maoists involved in the ambush.

"We know where they are," he said.

The Home Minister said the incident could be an attempt to disrupt the general elections beginning on April 7, but said authorities would ensure that the polls will be as successful as the assembly elections held in Chhattisgarh late last year.

"It could be an attempt to threaten the Lok Sabha polls. We will conduct the election as successfully as we have done during during the assembly polls. We will provide adequate forces," he said.

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