Maoist rebels kill 11 cops in Indian state
Maoist rebels yesterday ambushed a paramilitary patrol in India's eastern Chhattisgarh state, killing 11 policemen, regional police said.
The attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel took place in the forested area of Sukma district, a known area of Maoist activity, about 400 kms from the state capital, Raipur.
"Around 100 CRPF personnel had gone to provide security to ongoing road construction work when the Maoists ambushed them," Inspector General of Police Sunder Raj P. told Reuters.
Four policemen sustained injuries in the attack, he said.
Maoist rebels accuse the Indian government of plundering the mineral rich and underdeveloped east and central regions of the country at the expenses of the poor and landless among whom they draw support.
The level of Maoist violence, however, has fallen in recent years.
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