Three personnel belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force were killed in an ambush set up by suspected Left Wing Extremists at Bhainsadani in Odisha’s Nuapada district on Tuesday.
The deceased have been identified as Shishupal Singh, an assistant sub-inspector; Shivlal, ASI; and Dharmendra Kumar Singh, a constable. A few CRPF personnel are reported to have suffered critical injuries. With this ambush, the left wing extremists have made their presence felt after a gap of a few years.
While Shishupal Singh belonged to Lalgari village under Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, Shivlal hailed from Paiga village of Mahendragarh district of Haryana. Constable Dharmendra Kumar Singh was from Saraya village of Bihar’s Rohtas district.
