Dantewada attack: Timeline of major Naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh; see full list
By Team Newsable | First Published Apr 26, 2023, 4:45 PM ISTA team of DRG had left to conduct an anti-naxal operation. As the team was returning in a vehicle to their headquarters, an IED planted on the Aranpur road blasted and killed 11 personnel.
Ten policemen and a driver were killed in a blast carried out by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Wednesday (April 26).
A team of DRG, acting on a tip-off about Naxal presence in Aranpur, had left to conduct an anti-naxal operation. As the team was returning in a vehicle to their headquarters, an IED planted on the Aranpur road blasted and killed 11 personnel.
VIDEO | Visuals from the site of Maoist attack in Dantewada. Maoists blew up the mini-goods van in which the security personnel were travelling by using an IED. pic.twitter.com/vNhi8aQv43
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Chhattisgarh: Naxal IED attack on DRG unit convoy; 11 killed
Following is the timeline of major Naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh:
April 2021: Twenty two security personnel killed in gunfight with Naxals in Terram jungles along the borders of Bijapur and Sukma districts.
March 2018: Nine Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel killed in IED blast triggered by Naxals in Sukma district.
February 18, 2018: Two Chhattisgarh police personnel killed in a gun-battle with Naxals at Bhejji in Sukma.
April 24, 2017: 24 CRPF personnel killed in an encounter with Naxals in Sukma.
March 12, 2017: 12 CRPF jawans killed in a Naxal attack in Sukma.
March 11, 2014: 15 security personnel killed in a Naxal attack in Sukma district.
February 28, 2014: Six police officials killed in Naxals attack in Dantewada district.
May 25, 2013: 25 leaders from the Congress party, including former state minister Mahendra Karma, killed in Naxal attack in Darbha valley.
June 29, 2010: 26 CRPF jawans killed in Naxal ambush in Narayanpur district.
May 8, 2010: Eight CRPF personnel killed after Naxals carry out an explosion of a bullet-proof vehicle in Bijapur district.
April 6, 2010: Naxals kill 75 CRPF personnel in ambush in Dantewada district.
September 4, 2009: Naxals kill four villagers in Bijapur district.
July 27, 2009: Six persons killed after Naxals trigger landmine in Dantewada district.
July 18, 2009: Villager killed by Naxals in Bastar district.
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