New Delhi:
Nine security forces soldiers were martyred in a Naxalite attack on Monday in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. Naxalites had targeted a vehicle of security forces returning to the base camp after ending the joint operation and carried out an IED blast. The explosion was so powerful that parts of the armored vehicle were found stuck on a tree 30 feet away.
Naxalism started in the year 1967 from Naxalbari village of West Bengal. Today this is one of the biggest problems of Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh has been fighting Naxalism for the last 50 years. During this period many soldiers were martyred. Army and security forces have also killed Naxalites in many operations.
Big attack in Chhattisgarh, Naxalites blew up security forces’ vehicle with IED, 9 soldiers martyred
According to the information released by the Home Ministry, a total of 38 districts in the country are affected by leftist extremism. Chhattisgarh is on top in this. 15 out of 33 districts of Chhattisgarh are in the grip of leftist extremism. Whereas 7 districts of Odisha and 5 districts of Jharkhand are affected by leftist extremism. See the timeline of major Naxalite attacks in Chhattisgarh:,
When did the encounter take place?
20 June 2009– 11 CRPF soldiers were martyred in the Naxalite attack in Dantewada.
6 April 2010– 76 soldiers were martyred in Dantewada attack.
17 May 2010- 12 members of the special team and 36 civilians died in Dantewada.
29 June 2010– 27 CRPF soldiers were martyred in Naxalite attack in Narayanpur.
19 August 2011- 11 soldiers were martyred in Naxalite attack in Bijapur.
13 May 2012– Blast in NDMC plant, 6 CISF soldiers martyred.
11 March 2014- 15 CRPF soldiers and 5 state police soldiers were martyred.
11 March 2017- Ambush attack by Naxalites, 12 CRPF soldiers were martyred.
24 April 2017- Major Naxalite attack in Sukma, 25 CRPF soldiers martyred.
13 March 2018- IED blast in Sukma, 8 soldiers martyred.
22 March 2020- 17 soldiers were martyred after getting trapped in the ambush of Naxalites.
3 April 2021-Naxalites attack in Bijapur, 23 soldiers martyred in ambush.
26 April 2023- 10 security forces soldiers martyred in Naxalites’ IED blast in Dantewada.
13 March 2024- There were 3 encounters on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. During this period 42 Naxalites were killed.
2 April 2024- 13 Naxalites were killed in Karcholi of Bijapur.
5 April 2024- Security forces killed 6 Naxalites in Dantewada attack.
15 April 2024- 29 Naxalites were killed in a joint operation in Kanker.
29 April 2024- Security forces killed 10 Naxalites in an operation in Narayanpur.
10 May 2024- 12 Naxalites were killed in Bijapur.
23 May 2024- 8 Naxalites were killed in Rekawaya of Abujhmad.
8 June 2024- 6 Naxalites were killed in Amdai area of ​​Abujhmad.
17 July 2024- 12 Naxalites were killed in an encounter on the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border.
18 July 2024- A female Naxalite was killed by security forces in an encounter in Dantewada.
20 July 2024- Encounter took place in Jagargunda of Sukma. 7 Naxalites were killed in this.
29 August 2024- An encounter took place at Narayanpur-Kanker border, in which 3 women Naxalites were killed.
Naxalism will be eliminated from the country by March 2026… Home Minister Amit Shah said in Chhattisgarh
These are Naxal affected areas of Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh became the 26th state of India by separating from Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2000. The entire Bastar division is included in the Naxal affected districts of this state. Bijapur, Sukma, Dantewada, Bastar, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Kanker, Rajnandgaon, Balod, Gariaband, Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Kawardha, Abujhmad and Balrampur are considered hard core Naxal affected areas. Apart from this, there are Rajnandgaon, Mohla Manpur Ambagarh, Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, Sukma Kabirdham and Mungeli districts. All these districts are included in the Left Wing Extremism districts. More than 60 thousand soldiers are deployed for the security of these districts.
The Union Minister of State for Home had said, “It is clear that the morale of the Naxalites has fallen due to the continuous action against the Naxalites. Along with this, the policy security rehabilitation policy and development related activities have also had an impact. Multidimensional change in the rights of the local people. And the concept of strong strategy along with employment opportunities has also worked towards reducing leftist extremism.
Biggest operation against Naxalites in Chhattisgarh, 36 killed in encounter; A cache of weapons including AK-47 recovered
