CM Baghel paid tribute to the martyrs of Madanwada Naxalite attack...
CM Baghel paid tribute to the martyrs of Madanwada Naxalite attack...
14 years ago today, 29 policemen, including the then Rajnandgaon SP, were martyred in a Naxalite encounter in Madanwada of Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh. Today is his 14th martyrdom day. On this day, 29 jawans including the then Rajnandgaon SP Late Vinod Choubey were martyred fighting the Naxalites. chhattisgarh Chief minister BhupeshBaghel has paid humble tribute on his 14th Martyrdom Day today.
CM BhupeshBaghel paid tribute
Chief minister BhupeshBaghel tweeted that, 'On July 12, 2009, in the forests of Madanwada in Rajnandgaon, the brave Superintendent of police self. Vinod Choubey and his team sacrificed their lives for the soil of chhattisgarh without caring for their lives. We all bow down to such great sons, offer our wreaths. We all are proud of you. jai Hind.'
Apart from SP, 29 soldiers were martyred
Let us tell you that late SP Vinod Choubey was the country's first martyr IPS officer in Chhattisgarh's Naxal operation. He was awarded the kirti Chakra posthumously. He was martyred in an encounter during the Naxal attack. That attack was the first Naxalite attack in the country, in which an SP was martyred. Apart from the SP, 29 jawans were also martyred in this Naxalite attack.