IED event in Chhattisgarh, Dantewada District area, India on Thu 5th August 2021

A labourer was killed and 11 others sustained injuries after Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a vehicle they were travelling in with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Ghotiya village under Malewadhi Police Station limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on August 5 (today), reports Hindustan Times. Police said, those travelling in the vehicle were mostly labourers, and three of them were critically injured and were rushed to the hospital. One of them, identified as Dhan Singh, succumbed to his injuries later. “It was a command IED triggered by Maoists as we have found wires. The blast caused injuries to all the 12, including a woman. Police team rushed to the spot and rescued them,” Dantewada, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallava, said, adding that the Maoists may have mistaken the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) to be a Police vehicle and targeted it.