In Chhattisgarh, three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces involving the District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, and CRPF’s CoBRA unit. This incident comes after an IED blast earlier in the week that killed eight District Reserve Guards and a civilian driver.

Gunfight erupts between security forces and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district during anti-Naxalite operation.

DRG jawans and one driver lost their lives after their vehicle was blown up by Naxals using an IED in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur on Monday, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P said. The jawans of DRG Dantewada,

Three Naxalites were killed in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, during an anti-Naxal operation, with ongoing efforts to combat Naxal violence.

In their biggest strike on security forces in Chhattisgarh in two years, Naxals blew up a vehicle using an improvised explosive device weighing 60 to 70 kg, killing eight security personnel and their civilian driver in Bijapur district on Monday,

Eight District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans and one driver lost their lives after their vehicle was blown up by Naxals using an IED in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur on Monday, news agency PTI quoted Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P as saying.

The vehicle was carrying personnel from a joint operation team from Dantewada, Narayanpur, and Bijapur and was ambushed while returning from a mission.