2023 Dantewada bombing

2023 Dantewada bombing
Part of the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Date26 April 2023
Location
Aranpur, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India
Result operation in progress
Belligerents
Chhattisgarh Police Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Strength
10 policemen and their driver Unknown
Casualties and losses
10 policemen and a civilian driver killed Unknown

On 26 April 2023, a blast took place in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. While they were returning from an anti-Maoist operation undertaken based on intelligence inputs, a party of ten policemen and their driver who were members of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of Chhattisgarh Police were killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated by Naxals. The incident happened in the Dantewada neighborhood of the Aranpur police station.[1][2]

  1. ^ "10 Cops, Driver Killed In Blast By Maoists In Chhattisgarh's Dantewada". NDTV.com.
  2. ^ Satapathy, Sagarika (April 26, 2023). "Chhattisgarh: IED blast kills 10 Jawans, Driver in Dantewada".