2023 Dantewada bombing
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. The incident happened in the Dantewada neighborhood of the Aranpur police station.
| 2023 Dantewada bombing | |||||||
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| Part of the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Chhattisgarh Police | Communist Party of India (Maoist) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10 policemen and their driver | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 10 policemen and a civilian driver | Unknown | ||||||
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