Gaya Naxal encounter: 10 CRPF commandos killed, five injured in IED blast in Bihar

At least 10 CRPF commandos belonging to its elite COBRA battalion were on Monday night killed in a Naxal IED blast in the jungles of Bihar's Aurangabad district, officials said.

According to ANI, 10 CRPF personnel have lost their lives and 5 others have been injured.

So far, bodies of three Naxalities have been recovered. Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Durga Prasad will be visiting Gaya to take stock of the ongoing encounter between the CRPF and the Naxals.

The jawans of the COBRA unit were ambushed in the IED blast after which an encounter started between the two.

Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the site.

The jawans belonged to the 205th COBRA battalion and were deployed in the state for conducting anti-naxal operations.

This is one of the biggest casualties of the elite COBRA unit which has been raised by the CRPF for undertaking special jungle warfare operations.