April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada

For the May 2010 bus bombing, see 2010 Dantewada bus bombing.
Dantewada Ambush
Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
Date6 April 2010
Location
Chintalnar, Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh, India
Result

Maoist victory

  • Deadliest attack on Indian Police by Maoist militants
  • Indian Police convoy suffer heavy casualties
Belligerents
Maoist CPI

 Indian Government

Units involved
Local Maoist tribes

Central Police Force

  • Chhattisgarh Police
Strength
300-1000 militants 86-200 policemen
Casualties and losses
8 killed 76 killed
8 wounded

The April 2010 Dantewada Maoist attack[1][2] was an 6 April 2010 ambush by Naxalite-Maoist insurgents from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) near Chintalnar village in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India, leading to the killing of 76 CRPF policemen and 8 Maoists[3] — the deadliest attack by the Maoists on Indian security forces.[4][5][6]

The attack occurred when over 85 officers from the central paramilitary force Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and a local police group were conducting an area domination exercise in the Bastar tribal region of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.[7]

Ambush style attacks on Indian Police have been repeated since by Maoist militants.[8]

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  3. ^ "Maoists slit throats of 2 cops,lost 8 of their own in attack". 9 April 2010.
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  6. ^ "75 security personnel killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist ambush". Times of India. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  7. ^ Aman Sethi; D. Chandra Bhaskar Rao (6 April 2010). "Maoists massacre 74 CRPF men". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
  8. ^ "India steps up anti-Maoist operations after 22 policemen killed". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.