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Naxals open fire at ambulance, occupants safe
As many as 11 occupants of an ambulance, including six children among others, had a close shave when naxals opened fire at the vehicle.
Raipur: As many as 11 occupants of an
ambulance, including six children among others, had a close
shave when naxals opened fire at the vehicle in Sukma district
of Chhattisgarh, sources said on Friday.
The ambulance carrying the children from Chintagupha to Dorpanal village for urgent medical treatment came under attack from the ultras on Wednesday. However, the presence of mind by the driver of the ambulance prevented likely tragedy, they said. All the eleven occupants, including two doctors, a woman, six children and a medical assistant safely reached Dornapal village, police said. In another incident in Simelvada village in Chintagufa police limits on same day, a group of 50 Maoists opened indiscriminatory fire on a team of security personnel, killing two women labourers working in the police camp construction site.
PTI
The ambulance carrying the children from Chintagupha to Dorpanal village for urgent medical treatment came under attack from the ultras on Wednesday. However, the presence of mind by the driver of the ambulance prevented likely tragedy, they said. All the eleven occupants, including two doctors, a woman, six children and a medical assistant safely reached Dornapal village, police said. In another incident in Simelvada village in Chintagufa police limits on same day, a group of 50 Maoists opened indiscriminatory fire on a team of security personnel, killing two women labourers working in the police camp construction site.
PTI