Centre orders probe into Sukma lapses

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called for “introspection” following the killing of 12 CRPF personnel in an ambush by Naxals in Chhattisgarh and said he has ordered an inquiry to identify lapses behind it.

He told the Lok Sabha that the attack on security personnel in the Sukma forests was an outcome of desperation among the Left Wing Extremists as they had suffered unprecedented losses last year.

“However there is a need for introspection. I have directed the DG, CRPF, to conduct a detailed inquiry into the incident so that the lapses that led to it can be identified, as this will reduce the possibility of repetition of such incidents, he said.