7 STF troopers suspended

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As many as seven troopers of the Special Task Force (STF) were suspended on charges of having exchange of heated words and scuffle with villagers in insurgency-hit Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh recently.   

Giving clear indication that indiscipline by security personnel deployed in insurgency-hit districts of Chhattisgarh will not be tolerated, as many as seven personnel of Special Task Force (STF) were on Tuesday suspended. An order was issued by Superintendent of Police (STF) G S Darro.

The suspended STF personnel were identified as Ashok Sahu (head constable), Bhupendra Nishad, Narad Singh Kanwar, Gajendra Thakur, Krishnanand Kushwaha, Nageshwar Nirmalkar, Jeetendra Singh (all constables).

It may be recalled that recently, the troopers had scuffle and heated arguments with residents of village Palnar on September 12.  

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