CRPF personnel's bodies brought to Raipur

The bodies of personnel of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force, who were killed in a Maoist attack in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, were brought to the state capital Raipur on Sunday, where they will be given a state funeral.

Talking to the reporters, Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Pal, provided details of the last rites. "The soldiers, who were killed on Saturday,in Bijapur, their last rites would take place in Raipur. They will be given a state funeral after which their bodies will be sent to their respective families," Pal said. He also revealed the states to which the eight dead soldiers

belonged to. "Yes, it has a soldier from Chhattisgarh, and he is a resident of Kareli village in Tilda Neora area. Apart from this, the soldiers are from different states, one is from Assam, one is from Uttar Pradesh, one is from Tamil Nadu, two are from Rajasthan, and two are from Madhya Pradesh," Pal said.

The eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a landmine attack on Saturday evening. One CRPF constable and two civilians on a motorcycle were also injured in the explosion. The Maoists have been described by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the country''s biggest internal security threat.