CRPF Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh at the wreath-laying ceremony of the 25 CRPF jawans who were killed in the Maoist attack in the state's Sukma district on Monday, April 24.PIB

Twenty-five personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed while several more jawaans were injured when attacked by the Naxalites between Burkapal-Chintagufa area in South Bastar in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, on Monday, April 24. The 74 Battalion of the CRPF had been battling the Naxals for at least an hour in the area.

Sukma attack: Rajnath Singh attends wreath-laying ceremony of 25 CRPF jawans, calls it 'cold-blooded murder'

On Tuesday, April 25, the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh paid homage to 25 jawans at the headquarters of the 4th battalion of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force. He has called the attack a "cold-blooded murder."

Here are a few more details about the bravehearts who died in the line of duty:

CRPFJawaans of the 74 Battalion
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CRPFJawaans of the 74 Battalion
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CRPFJawaans of the 74 Battalion
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CRPFJawaans of the 74 Battalion
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CRPFJawaans of the 74 Battalion
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CRPFJawaans of the 74 Battalion
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