Ambushed after they saw off colleagues going on leave

Raipur: The 27 CRPF men shot dead by Maoists one more body was found today in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh were ambushed three kilometres short of their camp at Dhaudai, in an area which had been troublefree so far.

Central Reserve Police Force personnel. The 27 CRPF men were shot dead by Maoists one more body was found today in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh. The men, according to a senior Chhattisgarh police officer, were returning to the camp after escorting colleagues who had taken leave and simply "walked into a trap". "The security personnel belonging to the 39th Battalion of the CRPF were returning to their camp on Tuesday afternoon, after dropping colleagues who had proceeded on leave.

The road opening party and other security personnel had already covered the areas considered hyper-sensitive. They were close to the camp when the rebels sprung an ambush near Mahimagavdi village. There is a hillock on one side and a rivulet on the other," the police officer said. "The rebels unleashed a surprise attack from all sides, like they targeted securitymen near Madanwada in Rajnandgaon district on July 16 last year, killing 32 including an SP. But the CRPF personnel managed to retaliate and engage the rebels. The encounter that continued for more than three hours, almost till sunset. Otherwise, the casualties would have been much more," the officer said