2025 Bijapur Naxal attack

Bijapur Naxal attack
Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
Date6 January 2025
Location
Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India
Result

Maoist victory

  • Government intensifies anti-naxal and maoist operation
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. The attack was carried out by Naxalites, who planted an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing between 60 and 70 kg. It was the largest assault by Maoist insurgents on security forces in the state of Chhattisgarh in the past two years.

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