Former Home Secretary RK Singh on Sukma attack: 'This is war'

In an interview with India Today's Javed Ansari, former home secretary RK Singh said that the Sukma attack, in which 25 CRPF jawans were killed, is deplorable but does not mean that security forces have gone on the back foot in the "war" against Maoists.

"In a war sometimes you kill the enemy, sometimes the enemy kills you," he added.

On what could have led to the attack and the high number of casualties, Singh said a thorough investigation needs to be conducted to answer questions of whether standard operating procedures were violated.