Specialised force that gunned down Basava Raju, what is Chhattisgarh’s DRG?
Since its inception, the District Reserve Guard has been at the forefront of anti-Naxal operations in the Bastar region, and several jawans from the unit have lost their lives fighting Left Wing Extremism
Many DRG jawans are surrendered Naxals, who were recruited after meeting certain criteria. (Source: Express Photo) The District Reserve Guard (DRG), which gunned down top Maoist leader Basava Raju, 70, was formed around a decade ago by the state government as a special force in Naxal-affected districts for effective operations against Maoists.
Since its inception, the DRG has been at the forefront of anti-Naxal operations in the Bastar region, and several jawans from the unit have lost their lives fighting Left Wing Extremism (LWE). On the lines of the DRG, the state police had in 2022 formed the Bastar Fighters, under which tribals from remote villages were recruited.
In January this year, eight security personnel – four each from the DRG and the Bastar Fighters – and a driver were killed after Maoists attacked their vehicle in the jungles of Kutru in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
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