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Three CRPF unit and a civilian were killed aft their car rammed into a stationary motortruck connected a road successful Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari territory connected Saturday (February 14, 2026), constabulary said.
Commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force's elite CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) portion were progressive successful the mishap that occurred astir 8 a.m. adjacent Khapri colony connected the Dhamtari bypass connected Jagdalpur-Raipur National Highway, Superintendent of Police Suraj Singh Parihar said.
He said that the deceased unit belonged to the 201st battalion of the CoBRA.
Four CoBRA personnel, on with the civilian driver, were heading to Raipur from Jagdalpur, the office of Bastar district, to question to their autochthonal places connected leave, the authoritative said.
He said that the car rammed into a stationary truck, and the interaction was severe, sidesplitting 1 jawan and the operator connected the spot, portion 2 different unit succumbed to injuries portion being taken to a hospital.
Prima facie, it appears that the operator whitethorn person dozed disconnected astatine the wheel, causing the speeding conveyance to clang into the motortruck parked connected the roadside, Parihar said.
The deceased included CRPF unit Saurabh Tomar, Mukesh Kumar and Rajkumar God, and the driver, Heeralal Nagar, helium said, adding that different CoBRA commando, Abhiman Rai (28), was injured and has been referred to Raipur for further treatment.
The CRPF and its elite portion are extensively deployed successful the Bastar region, comprising 7 districts, for anti-Maoist operations.
