Ten District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and the driver of their vehicle were killed in an IED blast carried out by Naxals near Aranpur in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday.
An unverified video purportedly showing the moments after the deadly Naxal attack on the District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada surfaced in which a Naxal was seen firing at the police.
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."
Both the Naxals were active for the past many years and they were carrying a reward of Rs 14 lakh each on their heads. The police team also recovered 303 bore rifles from both the Naxals from the spot.
An encounter occurred on Friday between Naxals and District Reserve Group (DRG) personnel in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh said Sukma SP Sunil Sharma.
In another dent to Naxal movement, four cadres, including a militia commander carrying a cash reward, of the outlawed organization surrendered before police in the worst insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday.
One District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan got injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast planted by Naxals in the Bahker forest on Friday, police said.
Nand Kishore Yadav suffered a gunshot injury during the gunbattle on April 3 wherein five Naxals or Maoists were neutralised by troops of 203 CoBRA, 134 Bn of CRPF and Jharkhand police at Chatra in Jharkhand.
Arms were recovered in an encounter with Naxals in Jharkhand's Chatra, police said on Monday. Five Naxals were killed in the encounter who had bounties on their heads.