Naxal In Dantewada

Thirty-one Maoists were shot dead by security forces in a forest along the Narayanpur-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh today, in a huge success for the forces in recent times, sources said.

At least seven Maoists were killed in an encounter with District Reserve Group (DRG) personnel along the inter-district border of Narayanpur, Dantewada and Kondagaon, a senior police official said.

At least three Maoists were killed in a gun battle with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Sunday, a senior officer said.

Eight Maoists, including a boy, have been caught in connection with last month's Aranpur blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district wherein 10 police personnel and a civilian lost their lives, police said today.

Of the ten police personnel who lost their lives in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, five had joined the force after quitting Naxalism, a senior official said on Thursday.

A day after a blast carried out by Maoists left 10 police personnel dead in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, NDTV has accessed an exclusive video that captures the moments right after the explosion.

Ten police personnel and their driver were killed in a blast carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district today.

The policemen were returning from an anti-Maoist operation that was launched after intelligence inputs, officials said.

Maoists on Saturday torched a bus in Chhattisgah's Dantewada district after asking the passengers to alight, police said.

Five years after 121 tribals were charged for their alleged links to a Maoist attack in which 25 security personnel were killed, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada has acquitted them citing lack of evidence.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday offered an 11-kilometre long chunri (stole) at the famous Danteshwari temple in the state's Naxal-hit Dantewada district.

A Maoist couple, involved in several deadly attacks and together carrying a reward of Rs 7 lakh, surrendered before the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district today, police said.

A Naxal, carrying a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head and wanted in nearly 25 criminal cases, was gunned down in an exchange of fire with the District Reserve Guard (DRG) near Dantewada on Sunday.

A Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) jawan was killed on Thursday when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Naxals, went off in Dantewada district of the state, police said.

Three Naxals, one of them allegedly involved in deadly attacks on security forces and carrying reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head, have surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, an official said on Sunday.

Thirty-one Maoists were shot dead by security forces in a forest along the Narayanpur-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh today, in a huge success for the forces in recent times, sources said.

At least seven Maoists were killed in an encounter with District Reserve Group (DRG) personnel along the inter-district border of Narayanpur, Dantewada and Kondagaon, a senior police official said.

At least three Maoists were killed in a gun battle with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Sunday, a senior officer said.

Eight Maoists, including a boy, have been caught in connection with last month's Aranpur blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district wherein 10 police personnel and a civilian lost their lives, police said today.

Of the ten police personnel who lost their lives in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, five had joined the force after quitting Naxalism, a senior official said on Thursday.

A day after a blast carried out by Maoists left 10 police personnel dead in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, NDTV has accessed an exclusive video that captures the moments right after the explosion.

Ten police personnel and their driver were killed in a blast carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district today.

The policemen were returning from an anti-Maoist operation that was launched after intelligence inputs, officials said.

Maoists on Saturday torched a bus in Chhattisgah's Dantewada district after asking the passengers to alight, police said.

Five years after 121 tribals were charged for their alleged links to a Maoist attack in which 25 security personnel were killed, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada has acquitted them citing lack of evidence.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday offered an 11-kilometre long chunri (stole) at the famous Danteshwari temple in the state's Naxal-hit Dantewada district.

A Maoist couple, involved in several deadly attacks and together carrying a reward of Rs 7 lakh, surrendered before the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district today, police said.

A Naxal, carrying a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head and wanted in nearly 25 criminal cases, was gunned down in an exchange of fire with the District Reserve Guard (DRG) near Dantewada on Sunday.

A Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) jawan was killed on Thursday when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Naxals, went off in Dantewada district of the state, police said.

Three Naxals, one of them allegedly involved in deadly attacks on security forces and carrying reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head, have surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, an official said on Sunday.