Breaking: 10 policemen, one civilian killed in an IED blast: Officials
Ten policemen, one civilian killed in blast carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, reported news agency PTI quoting officials.
Maoists planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that detonated on a vehicle transporting District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel near Aranpur in Dantewada district.
According to the reports, The incident took place under Aranpur police station when a team of the state police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) was returning after an anti-Maoists operation, a senior official said.
10 DRG (District Reserve Guard) personnel and one driver killed in IED attack by Maoists in Dantewada, tweets Chhattisgarh CM
दंतेवाड़ा के थाना अरनपुर क्षेत्र अंतर्गत माओवादी कैडर की उपस्थिति की सूचना पर नक्सल विरोधी अभियान के लिए पहुंचे डीआरजी बल पर आईईडी विस्फोट से हमारे 10 डीआरजी जवान एवं एक चालक के शहीद होने का समाचार बेहद दुखद है।
हम सब प्रदेशवासी उन्हें अपनी श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करते हैं। उनके…
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) April 26, 2023
Union home minister Amit Shah speaks with Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel over the Maoists attack that claimed the lives of 10 DRG (District Reserve Guard) personnel and one driver, in Dantewada.