On Friday afternoon, a team of sixteen policemen riding motorcycles was ambushed by Maoists, a village away from the main town of Bastar region. Six policemen were killed and three others were injured. Vivekananda Sinha, Deputy Inspector General of Chattisgarh police said that intially two policemen were missing, but by evening they safely returned to the base.
Ratan Lal Dangi, Superintendent of police, Bastar district said that the team was travelling on a interior road when they were attacked. Also added that there was a landmine explosion followed by firing.
The policemen had been sent from Darbha police station to Netanar village on Friday morning. Later on Thursday night, the Maoists attacked a forest guest house and other buidings in Netanar. The team had gone for a spot verification where they had to undergo the attack while returning back.
Netanar lies on the northern area of Kanger Valley National Park, a 200 kilometres forest reserve, south west of Jagdalpur. The area is under the control of Darbha committee of CPI Maoists. Darbha is one of the administrative area of Bastar district.
However, this is the second time the Maoists have triggered an IED explosion in Bastar district this month. On October 7, the Maoists had attacked and exploded a landmine under NH 16, connecting Jagdalpur and Dantewada, killing two jawans of SSB.
News reported by AR for Newsvision newspaper
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