BSF men were killed post-ambush

MALKANGIRI: Fresh revelation about the recent Maoist attack in the district has shocked both the security personnel and the civilians. The four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, who were ambushed by Maoists near Janiguda along Baliguda-Chitrakonda road on Friday, were alive even after the Maoists triggered the powerful IED blast.Eyewitnesses claimed that the four  __ commandant J R Khaswan, second-in-command Rajesh Sharan, inspector Ashok Yadav and ASI Jitendra Kumar __ were alive even after the blast. Their vehicle was tossed high into the air under the impact of the explosion. When the injured were trying to come out of the vehicle, around 20 Maoists opened fire on them point-blank killing three on the spot.One of the doctors, who carried out the postmortem, said while three personnel took bullets, one was axed to death.Meanwhile, the BSF has intensified combing to nab the Maoists involved in the ambush.