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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2023 terrorist attack}}<br />
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{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = 2023 Dantewada bombing<br />
| partof = the [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]]<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = Security personnel at the site after at least 10 police personnel and a driver were killed in a blast carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada<br />
| date = 26 April 2023<br />
| place = Aranpur, [[Dantewada district]], [[Chhattisgarh]], India<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| territory = <br />
| result = Maoist attack successful<br />
| combatant1 = [[Chhattisgarh Police]]<br />
| combatant2 = [[File:South_Asian_Communist_Banner.svg|25px]] [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]]<br />
| commander1 = <br />
| commander2 = <br />
| strength1 = 10 policemen and their driver<br />
| strength2 = Unknown<br />
| casualties1 = 10 policemen and a civilian driver killed<br />
| casualties2 = Unknown<br />
| notes = <br />
}}<br />
{{Campaignbox Naxalite insurgency}}<br />
On 26 April 2023, a blast took place in the Indian state of [[Chhattisgarh]]'s [[Dantewada district]]. While they were returning from an anti-Maoist operation undertaken based on intelligence inputs, a party of ten policemen and their driver who were members of the [[District Reserve Guard]] (DRG) of [[Chhattisgarh Police]] were killed in a blast caused by an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED) detonated by [[Naxals]]. The incident happened in the [[Dantewada]] neighborhood of the [[Aranpur]] police station.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ten-police-personnel-driver-killed-in-blast-by-maoists-in-chhattisgarhs-dantewada-3980986|title=10 Cops, Driver Killed In Blast By Maoists In Chhattisgarh's Dantewada|website=NDTV.com|first=Anurag|last=Dwary|editor-first=Divyanshu Dutta|editor-last=Roy|date=26 April 2023|accessdate=13 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enewsinsight.com/chhattisgarh-ied-blast-kills-10-jawans-driver-in-dantewada/|title=Chhattisgarh: IED blast kills 10 Jawans, Driver in Dantewada|first=Sagarika|last=Satapathy|date=26 April 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
For more than 60 years, the [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency|Maoists]], also known as the [[Naxals]], have waged an armed insurrection against the Indian government. They contend that they are fighting for the most vulnerable people, who they claim have been left out of the nation's economic development. Since asserting control over extensive tracts of terrain in central and eastern India, the group has been regarded as the greatest threat to the nation's internal security, creating a so-called "[[red corridor]]." They conduct their operations against the Indian government and army out of dense forests in a covert manner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/dantewada-security-personnel-maoist-ied-blast-in-chhatisgarh-2364885-2023-04-26|title=10 security personnel, driver killed in Maoist IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada|website=India Today|date=26 April 2023 }}</ref><br />
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==Attack==<br />
After learning that there were Naxalites in the Aranpur neighborhood of Dantewada, the DRG forces went there. They were engaged in a local anti-Maoist operation. The Maoists attacked their vehicle with an IED attack as they were leaving the region. The vehicle's return route had been the one where the explosives had been placed. Ten DRG employees and their driver died as a result of the attack.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2023 |title=10 troopers, 1 driver killed in Maoist attack |url=https://thekashmirwalla.com/10-troopers-1-driver-killed-in-maoist-attack/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426121002/https://thekashmirwalla.com/10-troopers-1-driver-killed-in-maoist-attack/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=26 April 2023 |website=Kashmir Walla}}</ref><br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
[[Chhattisgarh Chief Minister]] [[Bhupesh Baghel]] responded to the event by sending his sympathies to the victims' families and denouncing the assault. Additionally, he tweeted that the attack on DRG jawans was regrettable and that everyone should show respect for the deceased. Following the attack, Chief Minister [[Bhupesh Baghel]] called Union Home Minister [[Amit Shah]], who assured him of all possible assistance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/amit-shah-chhattisgarh-cm-bhupesh-baghel-dantewada-incident-8577419/|title=Dantewada Maoist attack: Amit Shah assures Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel of all central assistance|date=26 April 2023}}</ref><br />
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