Over 1000 troops pushed into Bastar jungles to hunt maoists

Raipur: After the the deadly Naxal attack on the Congress Parivartan rally in Chhattisgarh, more than 1,000 security personnel have been pumped into the jungles of the naxal-infested Bastar region for a major offensive against the ultras.
Heavily armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on Saturday, killing 27 people including State Congress Chief Nand Kumar Patel, senior leader Mahendra Karma and ex-MLA Uday Mudliyar besides leaving 36 others injured including former Union Minister VC Shukla.
DGP Ramniwas said they have received a tip-off about the cadres who orchestrated the attack and assured early action.
Meanwhile, a team of NIA (National Investigation Agency) has reached Raipur and begun its probe into the incident. “The NIA team has reached here and started investigation at its level,” the DGP added.