The explosion killed 10 police officers and a driver.
11 Jawans have lost their lives as a result of an attack in the city of Chhattisgarh due to an attack carried out by means of a fast-implanting bomb.
It is reported to have been carried out while an anti-Naxal operation was in progress.
Naxalite, acording to Britannica.com is the general designation given to several Maoist-oriented and militant insurgent and separatist groups that have operated intermittently in India since the mid-1960s. More broadly, the term often given as Naxalism or the Naxal movement has been applied to the communist insurgency itself.
The attack took place in the Aranpur area of Dantewada district, some 508 km south of Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh.
According to police, the troops belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were returning from an operation against Naxals when they came under attack.
"A DRG vehicle was attacked today by Naxal militiamen in Aranpur area, Dantewada, with an improvised explosive device (IED). In the attack, 10 DRG personnel, a special force of the Chhattisgarh Police, composed mostly of local tribesmen, who have been trained to fight the Naxalite rebels. and one civilian lost their lives. Reinforcements have reached the spot and the bodies of all the victims are being evacuated," said P Sundarraj, a senior police officer in Bastar.
The Government of India has declared the Maoist rebels as the main threat to internal security. Authorities put the death toll in 2010 at 1,169 in armed clashes between security forces and the insurgents, who are seeking the support of the peasantry to carry out an agrarian revolution. Also the government, now in 2023, has manifested his sorrow and of couerse has given totally all his support to the indiretly affected people.
Maoist rebels, who stand for a form of communism led by Mao Zedong, have been engaged in an armed struggle against Indian government forces for decades. They claim they are fighting to help poor peasants and landless laborers to gain a greater claim to the mineral wealth currently being exploited by companies. The conflict has caused the death of many members of the country's security forces, especially in Chhattisgarh.
"Our jawans were killed in the Naxalite attack in Chhattisgarh. This cowardly act of Naxalites is very disturbing information. All the governments need to take immediate strict steps to crush Naxalism. A humble tribute to the martyred soldiers! May their souls rest in peace!" Kejriwal said in a tweet.
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