Rajnandgaon ambush
The Rajnandgaon ambush occurred on 12 July 2009, when around 29 members of the Indian Police were killed in three connected attacks by Maoist naxalite rebels in Rajnandgaon, 90 km (56 mi) from Raipur (India's Chhattisgarh state).
| Rajnandgaon ambush | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Naxalite-Maoist insurgency | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Communist Party of India (Maoist) | India (Chhattisgarh Police) | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Unknown | Vinod Kumar Choubey (IPS) | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| 300 | 40 | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| Unknown | Approximately 29 killed | ||||
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