Rajnath Singh won’t celebrate Holi in view of Maoist attack on CRPF jawans in Sukma

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will not celebrate Holi in view of Saturday’s Sukma Maoist attack that claimed lives of 12 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans.

The incident occurred in the dense forests near Kottacheru village under Bhejji police station, around 450 kms away from the state capital, at 9.15 am when 112 personnel of CRPF’s 219th battalion were out for a road opening task.

The Bhejji area in south Bastar region of the state is notorious for Naxal attacks and many security personnel have been killed here in the past.