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camp attack">Silda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jnaneswari_Express_train_derailment" title="Jnaneswari Express train derailment">Jnaneswari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2010_Maoist_attack_in_Dantewada" title="April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada">Dantewada (1st)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Dantewada_bus_bombing" title="2010 Dantewada bus bombing">Dantewada (2nd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Naxal_attack_in_Darbha_valley" title="2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley">Darbha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Chhattisgarh_attack" title="2014 Chhattisgarh attack">Chhattisgarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Sukma_attack" title="2017 Sukma attack">Sukma (1st)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sukma_attack" title="2018 Sukma attack">Sukma (2nd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gadchiroli_Naxal_bombing" title="Gadchiroli Naxal bombing">Gadchiroli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Sukma%E2%80%94Bijapur_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 Sukma—Bijapur attack">Sukma-Bujapur</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dantewada (3rd)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Kanker_clash" title="2024 Kanker clash">Kanker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Abujhmarh_clash" title="2024 Abujhmarh clash">Abujhmarh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>On 26 April 2023, a blast took place in the Indian state of <a href="/wiki/Chhattisgarh" title="Chhattisgarh">Chhattisgarh</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dantewada_district" title="Dantewada district">Dantewada district</a>. While they were returning from an anti-Maoist operation undertaken based on intelligence inputs, a party of ten policemen and their driver who were members of the <a href="/wiki/District_Reserve_Guard" title="District Reserve Guard">District Reserve Guard</a> (DRG) of <a href="/wiki/Chhattisgarh_Police" title="Chhattisgarh Police">Chhattisgarh Police</a> were killed in a blast caused by an <a href="/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" title="Improvised explosive device">improvised explosive device</a> (IED) detonated by <a href="/wiki/Naxals" class="mw-redirect" title="Naxals">Naxals</a>. The incident happened in the <a href="/wiki/Dantewada" title="Dantewada">Dantewada</a> neighborhood of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Aranpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aranpur (page does not exist)">Aranpur</a> police station.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Dantewada_bombing&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For more than 60 years, the <a href="/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency" title="Naxalite–Maoist insurgency">Maoists</a>, also known as the <a href="/wiki/Naxals" class="mw-redirect" title="Naxals">Naxals</a>, have waged an armed insurrection against the Indian government. They contend that they are fighting for the most vulnerable people, who they claim have been left out of the nation's economic development. Since asserting control over extensive tracts of terrain in central and eastern India, the group has been regarded as the greatest threat to the nation's internal security, creating a so-called "<a href="/wiki/Red_corridor" title="Red corridor">red corridor</a>." They conduct their operations against the Indian government and army out of dense forests in a covert manner.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attack">Attack</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Dantewada_bombing&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Attack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After learning that there were Naxalites in the Aranpur neighborhood of Dantewada, the DRG forces went there. They were engaged in a local anti-Maoist operation. The Maoists attacked their vehicle with an IED attack as they were leaving the region. The vehicle's return route had been the one where the explosives had been placed. Ten DRG employees and their driver died as a result of the attack.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Dantewada_bombing&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Chhattisgarh_Chief_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Chhattisgarh Chief Minister">Chhattisgarh Chief Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Bhupesh_Baghel" title="Bhupesh Baghel">Bhupesh Baghel</a> responded to the event by sending his sympathies to the victims' families and denouncing the assault. Additionally, he tweeted that the attack on DRG jawans was regrettable and that everyone should show respect for the deceased. Following the attack, Chief Minister <a href="/wiki/Bhupesh_Baghel" title="Bhupesh Baghel">Bhupesh Baghel</a> called Union Home Minister <a href="/wiki/Amit_Shah" title="Amit Shah">Amit Shah</a>, who assured him of all possible assistance.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Dantewada_bombing&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDwary2023" class="citation news cs1">Dwary, Anurag (26 April 2023). 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title="2017 Sukma attack">2017 Sukma attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sukma_attack" title="2018 Sukma attack">2018 Sukma attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gadchiroli_Naxal_bombing" title="Gadchiroli Naxal bombing">2019 Gadchiroli Naxal bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Sukma%E2%80%93Bijapur_attack" title="2021 Sukma–Bijapur attack">2021 Sukma–Bijapur attack</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2023 Dantewada bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Kanker_clash" title="2024 Kanker clash">2024 Kanker clash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Abujhmarh_clash" title="2024 Abujhmarh clash">2024 Abujhmarh clash</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Naxalite_and_Maoist_groups_in_India" title="List of Naxalite and Maoist groups in India">Naxalite–Maoist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Maoist)" title="Communist Party of India (Maoist)">CPI-Maoist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maoist_Communist_Centre_of_India" title="Maoist Communist Centre of India">Maoist Communist Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Guerrilla_Army_(India)" title="People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (India)">People's Liberation Guerrilla Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_War_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="People's War Group">People's War Group</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist%E2%80%93Leninist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)">CPI Marxist–Leninist</a></th><td 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title="Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee)">Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist-Leninist)_Naxalbari" class="mw-redirect" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Naxalbari">Naxalbari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist-Leninist)_New_Democracy" class="mw-redirect" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy">New Democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist-Leninist)_Organizing_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Organizing Committee">Organizing Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provisional_Central_Committee,_Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist-Leninist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)">Provisional Central Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unity_Centre_of_Communist_Revolutionaries_of_India_(Marxist-Leninist)_(D.V._Rao)" 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title="Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)">Revolutionary Socialist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Communist_Unity_Centre_(Marxist-Leninist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Revolutionary Communist Unity Centre (Marxist-Leninist)">Revolutionary Communist Unity Centre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Azad_(Maoist)" title="Azad (Maoist)">Azad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anand_(Maoist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anand (Maoist)">Anand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashutosh_Tudu" title="Ashutosh Tudu">Ashutosh Tudu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charu_Majumdar" title="Charu Majumdar">Charu Majumdar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deo_Kumar_Singh" title="Deo Kumar Singh">Deo Kumar Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipankar_Bhattacharya" title="Dipankar 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