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Dantewada Maoist attack: Amit Shah assures Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel of all central assistance

The 10 security personnel and a driver were killed in an improvised explosive device blast carried out by naxalites in Dantewada district

Amit Shah, DantewadaUnion Home Minister Amit Shah assured CM Baghel of all possible help from the central government to deal with the situation. (File)
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday spoke to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and took stock of the situation after 10 security personel were killed in a blast carried out by Naxals in Dantewada.

Shah assured CM Baghel of all possible help from the central government to deal with the situation.


In a tweet, Shah said: “Anguished by the cowardly attack on the Chhattisgarh police at Dantewada. Have spoken to Chhattisgarh’s Chief Minister and assured all possible assistance to the state government. My condolences to the bereaved family members of the martyred Jawans.”

The 10 security personnel and a driver were killed in an improvised explosive device blast carried out by naxalites in Dantewada district. The incident took place under Aranpur police station limits when a team of the state police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) was returning after an anti-Naxalite operation, news agency PTI reported citing a senior official.

The area is located around 450 km from state capital Raipur.

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