2 Jawans Killed, 4 Injured in Maoist IED Attack in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

2 Jawans Killed, 4 Injured in Maoist IED Attack in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

Maoists attacked a Special Task Force (STF) vehicle in the Bijapur area of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday night, killing two STF members and injuring four more, according to police. The event happened in the Tarrem area when a combined security force was leaving the woodlands near the intersection of the Bijapur, Sukma, and Dantewada districts. The team had been conducting an anti-Maoist operation. The operation started on Tuesday and featured members of the STF, the District Reserve Guard, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and its special squad, CoBRA. These were all state police groups.

The Bijapur police released a statement saying, “Teams of STF, DRG, CoBRA, and CRPF from the said districts went on a special operation in a joint operation on July 16 after receiving intelligence about the presence of Naxals belonging to Darbha and West Bastar divisions and military company no. 2.” When the staff was leaving after the operation was over, the Maoists threw IEDs at them.

Bharat Sahu, a Raipur native, and Satyer Singh Kange, a Narayanpur district resident, have been identified as the two individuals slain in the incident. According to the police, additional protection has been deployed to the area, and plans have been made for the injured STF jawans to receive the appropriate care.

Six Maoists were slain by security forces last month in the largest attack on People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army company no. 6, which is regarded as a key component of the Naxalites’ attacking force, in the Narayanpur area of Chhattisgarh. The June 6 incident happened within the boundaries of the Orcha police station, close to the villages of Gobel and Thulthuli. According to the police, there was a ₹38 lakh cumulative bounty held by the Maoists.