2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley

2013 Naxal attack in Darbha Valley
Part of Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
Darbha valley is located in Chhattisgarh
Darbha valley
Darbha valley
Darbha valley (Chhattisgarh)
Location of Darbha Valley in India
LocationDarbha Valley, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India
Coordinates18°51′N 81°52′E / 18.85°N 81.86°E / 18.85; 81.86
Date25 May 2013 (2013-05-25)
04.00 pm (UTC+5.30)
TargetIndian National Congress leaders
Attack type
Landmine blast and firing
WeaponsGuns and landmine
Deaths32
Injured32
Victims
PerpetratorsAround 250 Maoist Naxalites[1]

On 25 May 2013, Naxalite insurgents of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) attacked a convoy of Indian National Congress leaders in the Jhiram Ghati, Darbha Valley in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, India. The attack caused at least 27 deaths, including that of former state minister Mahendra Karma and Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel.[2] Vidya Charan Shukla, a senior Congress leader, succumbed to his injuries on 11 June 2013.[3]

  1. ^ Amit Chaturvedi. "Chhattisgarh Naxal attack: Top state Congress leaders among 25 killed". NDTV.
  2. ^ "Chhattisgarh Maoist attack: Senior Congress leaders among 27 killed". Samay Live. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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