Amit Shah speaks to Chhattisgarh CM over Bijapur encounter

Amit Shah spoke to Chhattisgarh CM regarding the Naxal attack on security forces at Sukma-Bijapur border yesterday. Shah also asked the director general of CRPF to go to the state to take stock of the situation.

New Delhi:Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in connection with the encounter between the security forces and Naxalites near Tarrem in Bijapur district.

Shah also asked the Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to go to Chhattisgarh and take stock of the situation. Acting upon the order, Kuldiep Singh reached Chhattisgarh in the morning and looked after the operational work.

The Minister on Sunday expressed deep grief over the killing of five jawans in the encounter between the security forces and Naxalites near Tarrem in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

"I bow to the sacrifices of our brave security personnel martyred while fighting Maoists in Chhattisgarh. Nation will never forget their valour. My condolences are with their families. We will continue our fight against these enemies of peace and progress. May injured recover soon," Shah tweeted.

Earlier, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel condoled the death of security personnel and ordered better treatment facilities for the soldiers injured in the encounter.

Read:Five security personnel killed, 12 others injured in Chhattisgarh encounter

(ANI)