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Maoist Attack Kills Cameraman, Two Policemen In India’s Poll-Bound Chhattisgarh State

Sub inspector Rudra Pratap Singh, assistant constable Mangalu and DD News cameraman Achyutanand Sahu were lost their lives in the attack, Sundarraj said (A Photo of Achyutanand Sahu. Courtesy: @DDNewsLive/DD News).

By: Radhakrishna N S

Two policemen and a cameraman of India’s national broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) killed during a Maoist attack at Dantewada district in the poll-bound central Indian state, Chhattisgarh on Tuesday (30). The incident occurred at around 11 AM IST in a forest region near Nilawaya village in the state around 450 kilometres away from Raipur, the state capital, PTI quoted Deputy Inspector General (anti-naxal operations) Sundarraj P as saying. The attack occurred when the Maoists ambushed a team of local police which was on its patrolling duty on motorcycles from Sameli camp towards Nilawaya. A three-member team from DD News was on…

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