Chhattisgarh: 10 DRG jawans, driver dead in naxal attack in Dantewada

Dantewada: At least 10 jawans and a driver were killed in Dantewada after an IED attack was carried out by Naxals on a vehicle carrying District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel near Aranpur.

Confirming the incident, Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said, "There is such information with us. It is very saddening. My condolences to the bereaved families. This fight is in its last stage. Naxals won't be spared."

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"The news of the martyrdom of our 10 DRG jawans and a driver due to IED blast on the DRG force which had arrived for anti-Naxal operation on the information of the presence of Maoist cadre under Aranpur police station area of Dantewada is very sad. We all the people of the state pay our respects to them. We all share in the grief of their families. May their soul rest in peace", the Chhattisgarh CM tweeted.

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Further details are awaited. (ANI)
 

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