C’garh Naxals kill 2 cops, DD lensman
IEDs seized from spot; rebels take away camera
Two policemen and a Doordarshan cameraperson were killed in a Naxal attack on Tuesday in C h h a t t i s g a r h ’ s Dantewada district, a fresh wave of violence ahead of November 12 voting for the first phase of Assembly elections. This was the third Naxal attack in the Bastar region in four days.
Two policemen were also injured in Tuesday’s deadly ambush which took place in Nilawaya village under the Aranpur police station, police said.
Aranpur, where the attack took place, will go to polls on November 12 for the first time since Independence.
Naxals attacked the t h r e e - m e m b e r Doordarshan team when its vehicles were accompanying a police patrol party. The TV channel’s Turn to Page 4 More on Page 4
Information and broadcasting minister Rajyavardhan Rathore on Tuesday condemned the Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh in which three people, including a Doordarshan News cameraman, were killed, and assured all assistance to the family of the deceased mediaperson.
He also announced financial assistance of ` 15 lakh to the next of kin of the Doordarshan News cameraman. Mr Rathore said that ` 10 lakh would be given as ex gratia by Doordarshan and ` 5 lakh would be from the Journalist Welfare Fund of the Press Information Bureau, according to an official statement.
Sub- inspector Rudra Pratap, Assistant Constable Mangalu and Doordarshan ( DD) News cameraman Achyutanand
Sahu were killed in a Naxal ambush in pollbound Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Tuesday.
Prasar Bharati said Doordarshan News had deployed a camera team for election coverage in Chhattisgarh which included cameraman Sahu, reporter Dhiraj Kumar and light assistant Mormukt Sharma.
The team came under attack by Maoists this forenoon near Dantewada, it said.
“Prasar Bharati parivar condoles the death of Achyutananda Sahu earlier today near Dantewada in Chhattisgarh. Our prayers with his family during this difficult moment,” the national broadcaster said on its official Twitter handle.