Non-fatal injuries 3 Date 11 March 2014 Perpetrator Naxalite | Perpetrators Naxals Location Sukma | |
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Deaths 16:15 security personnel1 civilian Similar 2007 Uttar Pradesh bombings, Rafiganj train wreck, Bodh Gaya bombings, 2008 Assam bombings, Kurnool train crash |
On 11 March 2014, 15 Indian security personnel and one civilian were shot dead in an attack engineered by Naxals.
History
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.
References
2014 Chhattisgarh attack Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA