One CRPF constable missing after Naxal attack

A CRPF constable, who was part of the contingent that was ambushed by the Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, is missing.

A CRPF constable, who was part of the contingent that was ambushed by the Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, is missing.

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26-year-old constable Neeraj Kumar, hailing from Bihar, is untraceable, CRPF officials on Wednesday said after checking the list of the personnel in the contingent which was attacked by the Naxals yesterday killing 26 jawans belonging to the force.

They said a search operation is on to find out the whereabouts of Kumar, whose company was attacked by heavily armed Maoists.

The attack came nearly three months after the worst April six Dantewada massacre by the Maoists which left 75 personnnel of the force and one Chhattisgarh policeman dead.