#DantewadaAttack | Return of red terror, 10 Jawans killed in Naxal attack
We need to be very vigilant. Complacency results in such incidents: Lt Gen (R) Sanjay Kulkarni, Fmr DG Infantry
At least 10 jawans and a civilian were killed in an IED explosion carried out by Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada on Wednesday.
Sources said Naxals attacked a patrolling party on Wednesday afternoon on Aranpur road in Dantewada. A team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was returning in a vehicle to their headquarters when an IED planted on the Aranpur road exploded, killing at least 10 jawans and the driver.
The blast took place under Aranpur police station area between 1 pm to 1:30 pm when a team of the state police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly condemned the Naxal attack on Chhattisgarh police personnel and paid tributes to those killed in the incident.
“Strongly condemn the attack on the Chhattisgarh police in Dantewada. I pay my tributes to the brave personnel we lost in the attack. Their sacrifice will always be remembered. My condolences to the bereaved families," the prime minister tweeted.
The area where the blast took place is around 450 km from state capital Raipur.
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