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The April 2010 Dantewada Maoist attack [1] [2] was an 6 April 2010 ambush by Naxalite-Maoist insurgents from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) near Chintalnar village in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India, leading to the killing of 76 CRPF policemen and 8 Maoists [3] — the deadliest attack by the Maoists on Indian security forces.
The 2010 Dantewada bus bombing occurred on 17 May 2010 when a bus hit a landmine 50 km away from Dantewada, in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. Fatalities reports range from 31 [2] to 44, [3] including several Special Police Officers (SPOs) and civilians. [4] [2] It was the first Naxal attack to target a civilian bus. [5]
On 26 April 2023, a blast took place in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.While they were returning from an anti-Maoist operation undertaken based on intelligence inputs, a party of ten policemen and their driver who were members of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of Chhattisgarh Police were killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated by Naxals.
Over 164 killed, over 600 injured 11 coordinated attacks by proven Pakistani terrorists; casualties include people of various nationalities, and Israeli victims were reportedly tortured before being killed. [95] April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada: 6 April 2010 Chhattisgarh: 76 Maoist militant ambushed CRPF 2010 Dantewada bus bombing: 17 May 2010
Five of the ten DRG personnel killed in the attack were former Maoists. [5] It was the first major casualties for the DRG in the Bastar region. [6] [7] In September 2023, a joint operation by the District Reserve Guard and the Central Reserve Police Force killed nine Maoists during an encounter in the Dantewada district. [8]
Over the last year, [when?] more than 350 people have been killed and 50,000 moved into camps in the Dantewada district, as a result of a Maoist uprising. In April 2010, the Maoist terrorists killed at least 75 Indian soldiers in a series of attacks on security convoys in Dantewada. [ 4 ]
26 July: A Maoist was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Damarathogu-Alligudem forest area, Telangana. [293] 29 July: Two Naxalite were arrested in Shoranur and Kochi in Kerala. [294] 2 August: A senior Maoist leader was arrested in Kerala. [295] 10 August: A Maoist was killed by the security forces in Dantewada district ...
The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) would take the lead in the operations against Maoist insurgents. [14] But in September 2009, the media had already reported a "massive three day joint operation" by the CoBRA and Chhattisgarh police against the Maoists in Dantewada. [1]