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16 years after 76 security personnel killed in Maoist ambush: Why all 10 accused were acquitted

The Indian Express·Jayprakash S Naidu·25 days ago
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A total of 75 CRPF jawans and one policeman were killed, and their weapons were looted. The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the acquittal of all 10 accused in the 2010 Tadmetla ambush, when Maoists gunned down 76 security personnel and looted their weapons. The court cited a lack of direct evidence, incomplete circumstantial proof, procedural lapses in the investigation, and failure to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The incident took place on the third day of a four-day-long joint operation undertaken by the CRPF and local police in Dantewada district. In the morning of April 6, 2010, the 62nd Battalion of the CRPF, as well as local police personnel, were going towards the hilly forest of Chintalnar when they were ambushed in the forest of Tadmetla village, which is presently in Sukma district. A total of 75 CRPF jawans and one policeman were killed, and their weapons were looted. Before fleeing, Maoists also planted tiffin bombs.…

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