At least nine personnel of the 212 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed in a powerful IED blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district. . (Express photo)
THE POLICE on Thursday said no poison has been found in the bodies of the 18 alleged Maoists recovered from Indravati river following a police operation in Gadchiroli district on April 23, in which 34 people were killed. “We have received the viscera reports, which have clearly established that there was no trace of any poison in the bodies,” said SP Abhinav Deshmukh. The tests were conducted at Nagpur's government forensic laboratory.
“We had sent the viscera samples of only 18 bodies recovered from the river since in other cases, the cause of death was confirmed by the doctors who had performed the postmortem examinations. They had all sustained firearm injuries,” he added.
A total of 40 people had died in the two operations by the Gadchiroli police on April 23 and April 24. While the first operation near Kasnasur had resulted in 34 deaths of alleged Maoists, the second at Nainar had lead to six deaths. While all six Nainar deceased had sustained firearm…
