The naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapaur blew up the vehicle driven by a civilian and carrying eight jawans of District Reserve Guards (DRG) on Monday with an improvised explosive device and have killed all of them.
Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P informed PTI that the incident took place near Ambeli village under Kutru police station when the security personnel were returning in their Scorpio vehicle after an anti-Naxalite operation.
When asked about the blast, Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker & former CM, Dr Raman Singh said, " Whenever big operations happen against them, these Naxalites come down to cowardly attack...I express my condolences to the families of the jawans who lost their lives in this attack...The big step that Chhattisgarh govt and central govt are taking, will take this step forward further..."
The DRG is a unit of the state police.
This is the biggest strike on security personnel by Naxalites in the last two years, an official said.
On April 26, 2023, ten police personnel and a civilian driver were killed after Naxals blew up their vehicle, which was part of a convoy carrying security personnel in neighbouring Dantewada district.
