8 DRG Jawans Killed In IED Blast Allegedly Triggered By CPI (Maoist) Cadres In Bijapur District

Bijapur District, January 6, 2025: Eight jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were killed after cadres of the Maoist party blew up their vehicle with a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Monday, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P announced to the press today.

In his report the IGP stated that the Maoists detonated the IED near Ambeli village under Kutru police station limits at around 2.15 pm when DRG personnel from Dantewada district were returning in their Scorpio vehicle after an anti-Maoist operation.

In his statement to the press the IGP revealed that all eight DRG jawans travelling in the SUV were killed on the spot.

In his prepared remarks the IGP said that reinforcements were rushed to the site of the attack and the bodies of the deceased were being evacuated from the area, adding that a search operation has been launched in the area by security personnel.

The IGP concluded his comments to the press by saying that the DRG personnel were involved in an anti-Maoist operation carried out for three days on the borders of Narayanpur, Dantewada and Bijapur districts by joint teams of security personnel and that after the operation, DRG personnel from Dantewada were returning to their base in the vehicle when the attack occurred in Kutru area.

Source : https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jan/06/eight-drg-jawans-driver-killed-in-ied-blast-in-chhattisgarhs-bijapur

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