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I take blame for delay in helicopter evacuation operations: CRPF DG Kuldiep Singh

CRPF chief Kuldiep Singh on March 17 said he will hold himself responsible for delays in air-evacuation of injured personnel but pointed out that sometimes "practical difficulties" crop up in executing such operations in the anti-naxal combat domain.

Talking about a recent incident in which an injured Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer in Bihar could not be airlifted for over seven hours, he said that "why the helicopter could not evacuate the officer or during other operations is a big technical issue".

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