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arrived at a location where a fierce encounter ensued. He then counterattacked from his position which hit the
Naxalite right flank thus forcing them to pull back. A transport bus of civilians which had entered amidst the ambush was also rescued to safety. About 300 Naxalites came from the forest firing fiercely. Many climbed trees and threw grenades at the police party. The police were caught in a precarious situation and were exposed in the open without cover. Choubey then decided to counter attack, he moved from his position towards the Naxalites in the trenches 10 meters away and fired at them, but was hit by a bullet and finally succumbed to his injuries.
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Naxalites, injuring his driver. Choubey then took control of the vehicle and took the injured driver to safety. After regrouping and clearing fresh road blocks set up by Naxalites, he
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