Information About Incident 52050-101253-255135 in Kolhapur India

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According to sources, a convoy of seven vehicles belonging to CRPF battalion was returning from Gyarapati Police assistance centre to Kotgal, when it was attacked by the Maoists near Bhiwankojhi village in the wee hours.

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Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in an ambush carried out by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Bhiwankojhi village in Kurkheda tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District in the morning of October 2, reports The Times of India. According to sources, a convoy of seven vehicles belonging to CRPF battalion was returning from Gyarapati Police assistance centre to Kotgal, when it was attacked by the Maoists near Bhiwankojhi village in the wee hours. Maoists reportedly carried out the blast to stall the movement of the CRPF convoy and fired indiscriminately on the forces. A clamour mine and a hand grenade left by Maoists were also recovered from the incident site.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
52050-101253-255135 10/3/2011 India Four CRPF troopers injured in an encounter with Maoists in Maharashtra

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