Maoists use mortars in attack on police camp, 5 cops dead

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Five policemen were shot dead at close range, as a newly opened police camp came under Maoist attack in the early hours of Thursday morning, 25 kms from the district headquarters.

While Maoist attacks are frequent in Bastar region, Thursday's attack stood out for two reasons: the location and the use of two inch mortars by the Maoists. South from the district headquarters, between two CRPF camps, the Narayanpur-Orchha road twists through a desolate hill range overlooking a valley called Jhara Ghati. Two kilometres ahead, near Dhaudai, 27 CRPF jawans were ambushed and killed last June. But on Thursday, the Maoists showed they had the upper edge, as they surrounded the camp, and opened fire, close to 6 am. "The firing came from three directions," said Narayanpur SP Mayank Srivastava.

But what stunned the police was that the Maoists fired two inch mortars which landed inside the camp but thankfully missed target, exploding without causing any damage. "These are mortars used by security forces. The Maoists perhaps looted them in a previous attack," Srivastava said.

In Thursday's attack, the Maoists snatched away an AK 47 and an SLR rifle from the dead policemen.

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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans will soon be seen flaunting the ultra-modern X-95 Assault Rifles. The X-95 rifle, manufactured by Israel Weapon Industries Ltd, is being used in India for the first time. These rifles are presently used by NATO and 46 other nations. For the time being, India has bought 3500 of these rifles. The X-95 is considered to be a good weapon for the armed forces on special duties as it is equally useful in long range combat as well as in close encounters. This rifle can shoot accurately upto 1000 metres. Weighing mere three kilograms, the rifle is comparatively lighter and is good for night manoeuvrability apart from being precise. Experts are of the opinion that this weapon is better than AK-47 Assault Rifle.
Shortly, this weapon would be used by CRPF personnel active in Naxal affected areas and insurgency prone sectors in the North East. Apart from that, it will also be used by rapid action teams and special armed forces. With the induction of this weapon, CRPF can now be counted among the forces armed with ultra-modern weapons.

Last week, as many as 40 CRPF weapon instructors — or Master Trainers as they are called — drawn from various sectors were trained to handle this weapon at CRPF's Central Training College, Neemach, Madhya Pradesh. These instructors were trained by two weapon instructors who came from Israel Weapon Industry Ltd. The training secession was carried out under the
guidance of T Sekar, Principal of the training college, and Dinesh Uniyal, Commandant, CRPF. "These instructors would start training the CRPF jawans once their training is over. It will make them much more effective in operation areas," said Sekar.

As far as X-95 is concerned, it can be effectively used in open areas as well as in city specific close-quarter battles. T Sekar added, "In emergency situations we had been using AK-47 earlier, but X-95 is much advanced. This has been imported for the first time. It is very effective in counter insurgency and jungle warfare operations."

The weapon is not only light but handy too. As many as 30 magazines can be loaded at a time. It can be practically hidden underneath a jacket or a suit. The body is made of composite material and it possesses advanced mechanical system.


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