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A deadly ambush ; The killing of 35 crack Greyhounds commandos deals a severe blow to the anti-Maoist operations in Andhra Pradesh as well as in its neighbouring states.
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India Today
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July 14, 2008
- Author:
- Amarnath K. Menon
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It is a stunning blow to the elite Greyhounds commando force of
Andhra Pradesh.
Having made a glorious record in anti-Maoist operations in the
state as well as in neighbouring Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and
Orissa to emerge as a role model for other forces, few would have
imagined that the compact and competent force of 2,470 men would
lose 35 of the commandos to an ambush.
But the enemy caught them napping, when a team of 55 commandos
accompanied by two sub-inspectors, three home guards and two Orissa
police constables along with a three-men crew were returning on a
motor launch from a combing operation in a remote corner of the
Malkanagiri district of Orissa.
Seizing the advantage of the ...