April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada
| Dantewada Ambush | |||||||
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| Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Communist Party of India (Maoist) | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Local Maoist tribes |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 300–1,000 militants | 86–200 policemen | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8 killed |
76 killed 8 wounded | ||||||
The April 2010 Dantewada Maoist attack was an 6 April 2010 ambush by Naxalite-Maoist insurgents from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) near Chintalnar village in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India, leading to the killing of 76 CRPF policemen and 8 Maoists — the deadliest attack by the Maoists on Indian security forces.
The attack occurred when over 85 officers from the central paramilitary force Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and a local police group were conducting an area domination exercise in the Bastar tribal region of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Ambush style attacks on Indian Police have been repeated since by Maoist militants.