Raipur, Chhattisgarh: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each will be provided to the families of the three soldiers martyred in the Naxal encounter on January 30 in Tekalgudem of Sukma district.
Sai made the pledge during a discussion with journalists on the occasion of Jhumka Water Festival organized at Baikunthpur in Korea district. The financial assistance amount is in addition to the amount received by the martyred soldiers from the state and central government.
On January 30, three soldiers were martyred while giving a befitting reply to the ambush attack by Naxalites in village Tekalgudem of Jagargunda police station area of Sukma district of the state. Constable Deven C. and constable Pawan Kumar of 201 Cobra CRPF battalion and constable Lambadhar Singha of 150th battalion were martyred.
16 soldiers were injured in this incident, out of which 8 soldiers have been brought to the capital Raipur for better treatment.
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