Grenade event in Chhattisgarh, Kirandul, Dantewada District area, India on Tue 3rd September 2024

Nine cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including six women, were killed by Security Forces (SFs) in an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation conducted in the hilly forested area under Kirandul Police Station limits in Dantewada District in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh on September 3, reports The Hindu. A large quantity of arms and ammunition, including one Self Loading Rifle (SLR), one 303 rifle, Barrel Grenade Launchers (BGLs), 12-bore rifle, 315-bore rifle, Naxalite material and daily use items, were recovered from the encounter site. Prima facie, all the deceased have been identified as members of the West Bastar and Darbha Division Committee and People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Company No. 02, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Rai, adding that all members of the SFs were safe.