Chhattisgarh: 10 cops, driver killed in Maoist IED blast
In a shocking incident, 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and a driver were killed in an improvised explosive devices (IED) blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Wednesday, reported ANI. According to reports, the IED was allegedly planted by Maoists. Speaking to reporters, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said, "My condolences to the bereaved families. This fight is in last stage. Naxals won't be spared."
News of DRG jawans' martyrdom very sad, tweets Baghel
After speaking to media persons, CM Baghel also tweeted about the incident on Twitter, saying that "the news of the martyrdom of 10 DRG jawans and a driver was very sad." "All the people of the state pay our respects to them. We all share the grief of their families. May their souls rest in peace," he wrote in Hindi.
Baghel's Twitter post about the incident
Amit Shah assures help to Baghel government
Preliminary reports said that the security personnel had gone to Dantewada's Aranpur area on an anti-Maoist operation. While returning, their vehicle became the target of an IED attack. Meanwhile, officials from the Union Home Ministry told ANI that Home Minister Amit Shah has assured all the possible help to the Chhattisgarh government.
