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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.
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.
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]
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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]
In April 2010, the Maoist terrorists killed at least 75 Indian soldiers in a series of attacks on security convoys in Dantewada. [4] In May 2010, the Naxals targeted the Special Police Officers traveling in a civilian bus, killing around 31, [ 5 ] to 44, [ 6 ] including several Special Police Officers and civilians.
April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada: Chhattisgarh: 84 (including 8 terrorists) 8 69 17 May 2010 2010 Dantewada bus bombing: 31-44 15 70 28 May 2010 Jnaneswari Express train derailment: West Bengal: 148 200+ 71 7 December 2010 2010 Varanasi bombing [32] Varanasi: 2 37 72 13 July 2011 2011 Mumbai bombings: Mumbai: 26 130 73 7 September 2011 ...
Since the inception of the movement in 2005, over 800 people have been killed by the Naxalites and security forces. This includes 300 security personnel, of which SPO deaths total 98—one in 2005; 29 in 2006; 66 in 2007; and 20 in 2008. [12] [19] By 2008, the Maoist rebels had altered their tactics. Operating in smaller groups, they now ...