The bodies of 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and one driver killed in an IED attack in Dantewada blast are being evacuated, according to IG Bastar.
IG Bastar, P Sundarraj said, “10 DRG jawans and one civilian driver lost their lives in the attack…Bodies of all of them are being evacuated from the spot. Senior officers are present there. Search operation is underway.”
Eleven people were killed, including ten police officers, in an IED blast carried out by Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada.
The vehicle carrying District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel was reportedly targeted by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Aranpur in Dantewada district.
The IED was planted by Naxals, according to initial reports. Union Home Minister Amit Shah met with Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to discuss the Dantewada incident, which killed ten District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and one driver.
He also assured the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister that the central government will assist the state government in any way possible.
