8 Chhattisgarh cops among 9 killed as maoists blow up SUV
District Reserve Guard (DRG) and a civilian driver, using an improvised explosive device weighing nearly 70 kg in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Monday. This was among the biggest strikes by Maoists on security forces in the state in past two years and 2025's first counteroffensive.
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IGP (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P said the Maoists detonated IED near Ambeli village under Kutru police station at around 2.15 pm when DRG personnel from Dantewada district were returning in their Scorpio vehicle after an anti-Maoist operation, killing all nine onboard. DRG is a unit of the state police and its personnel are recruited from local tribals and surrendered Maoists.
Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the bodies of the deceased were evacuated. A search operation has been launched in the area by security forces, the officer said. These 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, the IGP said.
In a counter-operation against the Left-wing Extremist on Saturday, five Maoists were killed in a three-day operation. A DRG head constable also lost his life. The body of the fifth Maoist, a woman cadre, was recovered late on Sunday.
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