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Eleven security personnel injured as IEDs planted by Maoists go off in Chhattisgarh
- On Sunday , security personnel were wounded after improvised explosive devices detonated during an anti‑Maoist operation in Karregutta Hills, Bijapur district, officials reported.
- A 21-day operation in April-May last year eliminated 31 Maoists, and on January 17-18, authorities recovered six bodies after gunfights, with Vijay Sharma noting, `Four Naxals have been killed, one of whom is a big name, Dilip Bedja`.
- Bijapur Police said the injured were swiftly evacuated and airlifted to Raipur, where 10 District Reserve Guard personnel and one CoBRA officer, Rudresh Singh, received treatment for leg and eye injuries.
- Bijapur Police said all injured were evacuated and airlifted to Raipur private hospital, where surgeons treated multiple wounded personnel; authorities reported stable condition and an active search‑and‑cordon operation.
- The incident comes as the Union government has vowed to end Maoism by March 31, 2026, following past seizures of 35 weapons and 450 IEDs and overall figures to December 1, 2025 showing more than 1,800 killed and over 16,000 arrested.
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11 Personnel Injured In IED Blasts During Anti-Maoist Ops In Chhattisgarh
Eleven security personnel were injured after improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists went off during an anti-Naxalite operation in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, an official said on Monday.
·New Delhi, India
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Chhattisgarh: 11 security personnel injured in IED blasts as major anti-Naxal operations intensify
At least 11 security personnel sustained injuries after multiple IED explosions struck the Karregutta Hills area in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur on Sunday. According to Bijapur Police, all the injured were swiftly evacuated and airlifted to Raipur for medical treatment. Their condition is reported to be stable. The IED attacks come just days after a major encounter in the Bijapur district under the Bastar range. On January 17 and 18, security forces r…
·India
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