| Bijapur Naxal attack | |||||
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| Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Communist Party of India (Maoist) |
 India | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
| District Reserve Guard (DRG) | |||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| None | 9 killed (8 security personnel, 1 civilian driver) | ||||
| The attack was carried out using an IED weighing 60–70 kg; it was the largest assault on security forces in the state in two years | |||||
On 6 January 2025, an attack occurred in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India, where nine individuals were killed, including eight security personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and a civilian driver.[1][2] The attack was carried out by Naxalites, who planted an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing between 60 and 70 kg.[3] It was the largest assault by Maoist insurgents on security forces in the state of Chhattisgarh in the past two years and is noted as the first major attack of 2025.[4][5]
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- ^ "Eight policemen, driver killed in Maoist attack in central India". Reuters. 6 January 2025.
- ^ Drolia, Rashmi (7 January 2025). "How did 70kg IED go undetected? SOP questions swirl around after Maoist attack". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "9 killed after Naxals blow up security vehicle with IED in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur". The Financial Express. 6 January 2025. Archived from the original on 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Nine killed in roadside bomb attack in central India". Al Jazeera. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.