Malkangiri: 10 Jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and a driver were killed in an IED explosion that took place on Aranpur road of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh today afternoon. The explosion occured when the DRG jawans were returning to Dantewada from Aranpur after completing a combing operation which was launched on the basis of intel on the presence of Maoists in the region.
The security personnel belonged to the District Reserve Guard (DRG), a special force of the Chhattisgarh police that comprises mostly local tribals who have been trained to combat Maoists. The DRG has been instrumental in several successful operations against the rebels in Bastar, a hotbed of left-wing extremism.
“The news of the martyrdom of our 10 DRG jawans and a driver due to an IED blast targeting the DRG force which had arrived for anti-Naxal operation on the information of the presence of Maoist cadre under Aranpur police station area of Dantewada is very sad. We share the grief of their families. May their soul rest in peace,” Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel tweeted.
