CRPF jawan dies, four others injured as Boloro overturns
Identified as Tarkeshwar T (22), the jawan died on the spot while four of his colleagues sustained grievous injuries.
Four lower-rung Naxals were on Saturday arrested in Chhattisgarh s Sukma district, police said.
The rebels were apprehended from the Dornapal police station area when a joint team of the CRPF and district force was out on a search operation, Sukma Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena told PTI.
The area is located around 500km from the state capital Raipur.
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Those arrested were identified as Kawasi Hidma (26), Kuhram Veera (45), Podiam Hidma (34) and Madvi Ganga (26), all members of the Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan (DAKMS)- a front organisation of Maoists, he said.
They all were allegedly involved in planting an IED near Penta village in October last year to target security forces, Meena added.
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