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Eight jawans of District Reserve Guards (DRG) and a civilian driver were killed after Naxals blew up their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district , police said.
President Droupadi Murmu in a post on X condemned the attack by Naxals on security forces and reiterated government’s resolve to end naxal
बीजापुर, छत्तीसगढ़ में सुरक्षा बलों पर हुआ नक्सली हमला निन्दनीय है। देश की सुरक्षा में सर्वोच्च बलिदान देने वाले वीर जवानों के शोक-संतप्त परिवारजनों के प्रति मैं गहन संवेदनाएं व्यक्त करती हूं। हमारा देश नक्सलवाद को समूल समाप्त करने के लिए संकल्पबद्ध है।
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 6, 2025
The incident took place near Ambeli village under Kutru police station when the security personnel were returning in their Scorpio vehicle after an anti-Naxalite operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P said.
The DRG is a unit of the state police.
This is the biggest strike on security personnel by Naxalites in the last two years, an official said.
On April 26, 2023, ten police personnel and a civilian driver were killed after Naxals blew up their vehicle, which was part of a convoy carrying security personnel in neighbouring Dantewada district.
Reacting to the attack on X, Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote,
बीजापुर (छत्तीसगढ़) में IED ब्लास्ट में DRG के जवानों को खोने की सूचना से अत्यंत दु:खी हूँ। वीर जवानों के परिजनों के प्रति गहरी संवेदनाएँ व्यक्त करता हूँ। इस दुःख को शब्दों में व्यक्त कर पाना असंभव है, लेकिन मैं विश्वास दिलाता हूँ कि हमारे जवानों का बलिदान व्यर्थ नहीं जाएगा। हम…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 6, 2025
On Bijapur IED blast, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai quoted by ANI said , ” I seek apology as today an unfortunate thing happened…for the last year, govt and jawans are strongly fighting naxalism…today, 8 DRG jawans who were returning from search (operation), in Bijapur district, Naxalists ambushed their vehicle…8 jawans and the driver of the vehicle lost their life in the IED blast…let’s observe 1 minute silence and pay tribute to them. I condemn this attack. This sacrifice of jawans won’t go in vain…surely, naxalism will end and peace will prevail in Chhattisgarh…”
