New Delhi/Bijapur:
The attack on security forces on Monday in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarh Naxalite Attack) is being described as the biggest attack in the last two years. Naxalites targeted the team of security forces returning from anti-Naxal operation. One of his armored vehicles was blown up by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device). In this Naxalite attack, 8 security forces personnel and the driver of the vehicle were martyred. The team of National Investigative Agency (NIA) is reaching the spot for investigation. After the attack, Home Minister Amit Shah said, “The sacrifice of our soldiers will not go in vain. We will eliminate Naxalism from Indian soil by March 2026.”
Let us know how the Naxalites attacked the security forces team? Whether this should be considered a mistake in the standard of protocol or not…
The soldiers were returning after finishing the anti-Naxal operation.
IG Bastar P. Sundarraj told news agency ANI, “Anti Naxal operation was being conducted in Narayanpur, Dantewada and Bijapur of Chhattisgarh from January 3, 2024. Teams of District Reserve Guard i.e. DRG and STF were involved in this operation. The security forces recovered the bodies of 5 Naxalites. One of our soldiers was returning to the base camp on Monday afternoon. Naxalites attacked Bedre-Kutru road at 2.15 pm with IED blast in Ambeli village.
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10 feet crater caused by blast
According to IG Bastar, the middle Scorpio running in the convoy of security forces was targeted. More than 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) soldiers were involved in this attack. DRG is a unit of the state police. The explosion caused by the IED was so powerful that a 10 feet crater was left on the road. Some parts of the vehicle were found stuck on the branches of a 20 feet high tree.
soldiers’ rags
The explosion was so powerful that the soldiers were torn to pieces. Many soldiers have been badly injured. He is being treated in the Army Hospital. Some parts of the Scorpio that was attacked got stuck on a tree, some debris scattered on the ground. The weapons of the soldiers were also found scattered at the spot.
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Use of foxhole technique for explosion
According to sources, the explosion was so powerful that a part of the Scorpio’s bonnet hung on a nearby tree. Sources said that the incident site revealed that the Maoists had used foxhole technique for the blast. In this technique, Maoists first dig big potholes on the roads. Then these pits are filled with stones. These potholes cannot be detected during anti-mine operations. When Maoists are about to carry out a blast, they fill these pits with explosives i.e. IEDs and cover them with leaves on top. When vehicles of security forces pass over these pits, they get hit by the explosion.
A piece of car fell on a tree.
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— NDTV MP Chhattisgarh (@NDTVMPCG) January 6, 2025
Where did the mistake happen?
Naxalites had blasted the concrete road. Often such incidents happen due to intelligence failure. It is feared that many safety standards i.e. SOP may have been ignored. These soldiers were returning in a Scorpio after carrying out an anti-Naxal operation in a dangerous area like Abujhmad. According to SOP, he should have got a bulletproof vehicle. Where the mistake happened is a matter of investigation.
Sources also said that DRG soldiers usually move on foot or by bike. In such a situation, after this blast, the possibility of ignoring the standard of protocol has increased.
Big attack in Chhattisgarh, Naxalites blew up security forces’ vehicle with IED, 9 soldiers martyred
Home Minister said – Naxalism will be eliminated from India by March 2026
Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement has come on the Naxalite attack in Chhattisgarh. Shah wrote on the , But I assure that the sacrifice of our soldiers will not go in vain until March 2026.
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— ANI (@ANI) January 6, 2025
Naxalism will soon end from Chhattisgarh- CM
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai said, ‘Today 8 of our soldiers and one driver were martyred in the IED blast. I salute his martyrdom and pay my humble tribute to him. His martyrdom will not go in vain. They are frustrated with the way Naxalites are being continuously defeated and are committing such cowardly acts. Soon Naxalism will be eliminated from Chhattisgarh and peace will be restored here.”
Big attack in Chhattisgarh, Naxalites blew up security forces’ vehicle with IED, 9 soldiers martyred
