10 DRG personnel, driver killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack

Ten jawans from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and their driver were killed after an IED planted by Maoists exploded in south Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, over 350 km from state capital Raipur, on Wednesday afternoon.(PTI)

The slain security personnel were from the District Reserve Guard (DRG), a state force designed to carry out anti-Maoist operations.(PTI)

Huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered in a search operation conducted by security forces after the blast. (PTI)

This is the biggest attack carried out by Maoists on the security forces in the state in the last two years after the attack in 2021 where 22 security personnel were killed in an ambush along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts.(PTI)

“The DRG had left their headquarters after they received information of the Maoist presence in Aranpur. Initial probe has revealed that Maoist were tracking their vehicle movement,” a Chhattisgarh police officer said. (PTI)

The timing of the attack is in line with the Maoists’ annual strategy – the CPI (Maoist) conducts Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign (TCOC) between February and June, during which the focus of the military wing is to inflict casualties on security forces.(PTI)

Speaking to reporters, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said “this fight is in its last stage” and “Naxals won’t be spared” .(PTI)