| Sukma attack | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Communist Party of India (Maoist) |
 India | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
| Central Reserve Police Force | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 300 | 99 | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 3 – 4 killed | 26 killed | ||||
The Sukma attack was an ambush carried out by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) against Indian paramilitary forces on 24 April 2017, during the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency. It was the largest ambush since a similar attack in 2010, in the neighbouring district of Dantewada.[1]
The ambush took place between Burkapal and Chintagufa in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, India.[2][3][4][5] A group of 300 Maoists attacked a 99-member troop of the Central Reserve Police Force.[6] Three Maoists and 25 police personnel were killed in the ensuing firefight.[7]
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