Bijapur:
A major Naxalite attack has taken place in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. On Monday, Naxalites carried out an IED blast targeting an armored vehicle of security forces. Bastar Range IG has confirmed this attack. According to initial information, 9 soldiers have been martyred in this attack. While many soldiers are said to be injured. The attack was so powerful that the security forces’ vehicle was broken into pieces. Some pieces got stuck on the branches of trees.
IG Bastar P Sundarraj said, “The operation was going on in Bijapur, Dantewada and Narayanpur for the last two-three days. After completing the operation, these security forces were returning to the base camp today. During this time, an IED was blasted near Ambeli village. An armored vehicle of the security forces got hit by it.” According to IG Bastar, 8 Dantewada DRG (District Reserve Guard) soldiers have been martyred in the Naxalite attack in Bijapur. The driver has also died in the attack.
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IED blast on Kutur road
ADG (Naxal Operation) Vivekananda Sinha said that the Naxalites attacked at around 2:15 pm. IED blasted on Kutur road of Bijapur. The vehicle of security forces which was targeted by Naxalites had more than 9 soldiers on board. Security forces also retaliated.
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ADG Naxal Operation Vivekananda Sinha said, “This is a cowardly act of Naxalites. The martyrdom of the soldiers will not go unnoticed. These attacks will be responded to.”
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CM expressed grief
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai has expressed grief over the Janjgir-Bijapur Naxal attack. He said, “Naxalites are suffering more damage and by 2026 Naxalism will be completely eliminated.”
Vishnudev Sai said, “The campaign against Naxalism is going on under the leadership of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The soldiers are promptly eliminating the Naxalites.”
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Three days before this, security forces had taken action against Naxalites in the Naxal-affected Sornamal forest of Gariaband district. Indian soldiers had killed 3 Naxalites. DRG (District Reserve Guard) and STF (Special Task Force) teams had surrounded the Naxalites. About 300 soldiers from Chhattisgarh and Odisha also participated in this operation.
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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. More than 60 thousand soldiers are deployed for the security of these districts.
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Meanwhile, after the encounter with Naxalites in Abujhmad area on Saturday, security forces have recovered the body of another Naxalite on Monday. With this the number of Naxalites killed in this encounter has increased to 5. A security force soldier was martyred in this. The search operation is still going on in the area.
Officials said that two women were also among the Naxalites killed in the encounter. District Reserve Guard (DRG) and STF personnel were involved in the operation launched on Friday in Narayanpur, Bastar, Kondagaon and Dantewada. The slain Naxalites have not been identified yet.
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When did Naxalite attacks happen in 2024?
13 March– 3 encounters took place on Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. During this period 42 Naxalites were killed.
2 April– 13 Naxalites were killed in Karcholi of Bijapur.
5th April– Security forces killed 6 Naxalites in Dantewada attack.
15th April– 29 Naxalites were killed in a joint operation in Kanker.
29 April – Security forces killed 10 Naxalites in an operation in Narayanpur.
10th May– 12 Naxalites were killed in Bijapur.
23 may– 8 Naxalites were killed in Rekawaya of Abujhmad.
June 8th– 6 Naxalites were killed in Amdai area of ​​Abujhmad.
17th July– 12 Naxalites were killed in an encounter on the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border.
18th July– Security forces killed a female Naxalite in an encounter in Dantewada.
20th JulyEncounter took place in Jagargunda of Sukma. 7 Naxalites were killed in this.
29 August– An encounter took place on Narayanpur-Kanker border, in which 3 women Naxalites were killed.
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