IED event in Chhattisgarh, Sukma-Dantewada District area, India on Mon 10th July 2023

During a combing operation conducted by the joint team of District Reserve Guards (DRG) Sukma, Special Task Force (STF), 201 Corps CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and DRG Dantewada the joint team exchanged fire with the armed cadres of the Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) in the forests of Sukma-Dantewada Districts of Chhattisgarh on July 10, reports The Free Press Journal. Following intel input about the presence of armed Maoists of Kerlapal Area Committee and Platoon No. 24 & 26 of Darbha Division in the forest-hills of Gogunda, Simel, Toyapara, Gattapad, Tummapad, Chikpalli, Upampalli, Bagdeguda, Nagaram, Nendum, Garum and Khunduspara in the border areas of District Sukma and Dantewada, the raids were carried out in the hills of Gogunda, Simel and Toyapara, which are considered to be the safest areas for Maoists, Sukma Police said. During the combing operation, Police busted two Maoist camps having a holding capacity of 80-100 naxals and diffused four highly explosive Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at the spot, an official said. SF team also recovered a huge number of daily usable items from the camps.