A jawan of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) 9th battalion was killed by Maoists while he was going to Dornapal from Temelwada in a passenger bus for availing treatment of some disease in the insurgency infested Sukma district, police said on Saturday.
Meanwhile, after the incident, the Company Commander of the 9th Battalion was suspended for failing to comply with standard security measures during movement of personnel, police said.The deceased identified as Constable Shivkumar Sidar hailing from Raigarh was suffering from some kind of sickness and was travelling alone in a civilian passenger bus, unarmed and dressed as a local, Bastar Inspector General of Police (IGP) SRP Kalluri informed.
A group of armed Maoists who got information about movement of the trooper intercepted the bus between Temelwada and Kusawada and pulled the jawan out of the vehicle.later on, the jawan’s body was found near the road from where he was captured by Maoists, Kalluri said, adding, the jawan was killed with some sharp edged weapon.
Taking note of the incident, Commandant of the 9th Battalion CAF Kamlochan Kashyap suspended Company Commander Vinod Thapa for failing to comply with the standard security measures for sending the deceased constable Shivkumar Sidar to Dornapal from Temelwada camp for treatment.