#Sukmaencounter: List of martyred #CRPF jawans; injured soldier’s mother says proud of son for killing Naxals

Sukma, April 25: 25 CRPF jawans were martyred in Chattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday when about 300 Naxals ambushed a 99-member team of soldiers who were patrolling the area. According to reports, the Naxals were heavily armed with automatic rifles and rocket launchers. The outnumbered jawans battled the Maoists for more than two hours inflicting heavy casualties on the red terrorists.
One of the injured soldiers, Sher Mohammad said that the Naxals first sent villagers to check their positions and then launched an all-out attack. There were villagers, women Naxals and Maoists wearing black dresses. The soldier said that the CRPF jawans killed a number of Maoists. “I myself shot 4-5 Naxals in their chest,” said the braveheart.
Meanwhile, Sher Mohammad’s mother said she is proud of her son. “My son killed 5 Naxals.Proud of my son, the entire village is praying for him,” Fareeda, mother of CRPF constable Sher Mohammed injured in Sukma, told ANI.
The CRPF has released the list of the martyred jawans.