Narayanpur: One District Reserve Guard (DRG) head constable laid down his life during the encounter with Naxalites in the forest of Abujhmarh, Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, December 4 police said.
According to the police, the deceased head constable has been identified as Birendra Kumar Sori.
It was in 2010 that Sori had joined the Narayanpur district police as a constable and later he was promoted to the post of head constable in 2018 for displaying bravery during anti-Maoist operations
The anti-Maoist patrolling and search operations are still going on.
Earlier in the day, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai reaffirmed the state’s commitment to combating Naxalism, stating that security forces have been fighting strongly against the menace since his government took power.
Highlighting the progress made in establishing peace in the Bastar region, Sai said, “The whole country knows that since we came to power, our security forces are fighting strongly against Naxalism…We are succeeding in establishing peace in Bastar, review meetings are held from time to time regarding this.” (With inputs from ANI)
