Information About Incident 57874-114735-290779 in Korba India

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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened indiscriminate fire at a helipad in remote Gorkha village in Sukma District, killing Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable Mahadev Minj and injuring two others, head constable Praveen Kumar and constable V Suresh, on September 19, reports The Times of India.

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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened indiscriminate fire at a helipad in remote Gorkha village in Sukma District, killing Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable Mahadev Minj and injuring two others, head constable Praveen Kumar and constable V Suresh, on September 19, reports The Times of India. Police said Maoists fired indiscriminately at the temporary helipad when a helicopter carrying ration supplies to the Security Force personnel posted in the District was about to land.

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57874-114735-290779 9/20/2012 India CRPF constable killed as Maoists open fire at helipad in Chhattisgarh

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