24 CRPF troopers killed in Chhattisgarh ambush

 At least 24 CRPF troopers were killed and seven others injured when Maoists ambushed them in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday, an official said.

The attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) road-opening party moving towards Chintagufa area occurred around 12.30 p.m., the official said.