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{{Infobox civilian attack<br />
| title = 2014 Chhattisgarh attack<br />
| partof = [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]]<br />
| image = File:India Chhattisgarh locator map.svg<br />
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| caption = Location of Chhattisgarh in India<br />
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| location = [[Sukma]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]]<br />
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| date = {{start date|df=yes|2014|03|11}}<br />
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| fatalities = '''16''':<br/><small>15 security personnel<br/>1 civilian</small><br />
| injuries = 3<br />
| perps = [[Naxals]]}}<br />
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On 11 March 2014, 15 [[India]]n security personnel and one civilian were shot dead in an attack engineered by [[Naxals]].<br />
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==Incident==<br />
The [[Central Reserve Police Force]] and police were traveling from the village of Tongpal to Jeeram Ghati. According to ''[[The Hindu]]'', "The team was engaged in an area domination exercise to sanitise the area for troop movements and also to provide security to road construction workers." While traveling, one hundred men surrounded them and began opening fire, killing 15 security personnel and one civilian, and injuring three.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bagchi|first=Suvojit|title=Maoists kill 15 in Chhattisgarh|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maoists-kill-15-in-chhattisgarh/article5773315.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref> The shooting lasted under 15 minutes and after the rebels were able to loot weapons, equipment and ammunition from the wounded and dead. Local police had sounded the alarm about Maoist activity in the region but the security operation was not cancelled.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/maoists-kill-15-security-personnel-in-biggest-attack-in-3-yrs-in-chhattisgarh/|title=Maoists kill 15 security personnel in biggest attack in 3 yrs in Chhattisgarh|last=Bhardwaj|first=Ashutosh|date=2014-03-11|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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