| 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. January 6, 2025.
- ^ Drolia, Rashmi (January 7, 2025). "How did 70kg IED go undetected? SOP questions swirl around after Maoist attack". The Times of India. Archived from the original on January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "9 killed after Naxals blow up security vehicle with IED in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur". The Financial Express. January 6, 2025. Archived from the original on January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Nine killed in roadside bomb attack in central India". Al Jazeera. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.