Team News Riveting
Jagdalpur, December 31
A Sub Inspector of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) committed suicide by hanging self in restive Sukma district of Chhattisgarh while a commando was martyred while combating the red army in the same district on Friday.
The officer has been identified as Walang, a resident of Nagaland. He was posted in the 206th battalion of elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in Burkapal camp.
Sukma Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma confirmed the incident. The officers are investigating the cause that led him to take such a drastic step.
A CoBRA commando was killed in an encounter with Maoists in Palachalma forest under Kistaram police station limits. The jawan belonged to the 208th battalion of CoBRA.
The jawan, identified as Virendra Singh, was part of the team that came in contact with the rebels during operation. He suffered a bullet injury on his chest and was shifted to the CRPF’s field hospital in Kistaram, Sharma said, adding that he succumbed to his injuries before being airlift to Raipur for better medical care.
