A convoy of BJP leaders was attacked by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada on Tuesday evening. The convoy also included Dantewada BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi, who died in the attack.
Five policemen have also been killed in the Naxal attack. MLA Bheema Mandavi was travelling in the last vehicle of the convoy which was hit by an IED blast. The IED blast was followed by a round of firing by the Naxals.
"BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi killed in naxal attack in Dantewada," confirmed P Sundar Raj, DIG anti-Naxal operations. The group of BJP leaders, including MLA Bheema Mandavi, was travelling for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections when it was targeted by the Naxals.
The BJP convoy was travelling between Kuakonta and Shyamgiri in Dantewada when it was targeted by the Naxals. The state police escort vehicle accompanying Bheema Mandavi came under attack. A group of CRPF personnel had been rushed to the spot in Shyamgiri under Kuakonda Police Station in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has spoken to the DG anti-Naxal operations. A statement from his office is expected soon.
In a statement, CRPF said, "Between Kuakonta and Syamgiri in Dantewada, the convoy of BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi came under an IED attack today. The escort vehicle of State Police came under the blast. 5 personnel of Chhattisgarh State Police are critically injured. Reinforcement of CRPF has been rushed."
Dantewada falls in the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, which will go to polls in the first phase on April 11. For the elections on April 11, a security blanket of over 80,000 personnel, and drones, has been deputed in and around the Naxal-infested Bastar region.
Five policemen have also been killed in the Naxal attack. MLA Bheema Mandavi was travelling in the last vehicle of the convoy which was hit by an IED blast. The IED blast was followed by a round of firing by the Naxals.
"BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi killed in naxal attack in Dantewada," confirmed P Sundar Raj, DIG anti-Naxal operations. The group of BJP leaders, including MLA Bheema Mandavi, was travelling for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections when it was targeted by the Naxals.
The BJP convoy was travelling between Kuakonta and Shyamgiri in Dantewada when it was targeted by the Naxals. The state police escort vehicle accompanying Bheema Mandavi came under attack. A group of CRPF personnel had been rushed to the spot in Shyamgiri under Kuakonda Police Station in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has spoken to the DG anti-Naxal operations. A statement from his office is expected soon.
In a statement, CRPF said, "Between Kuakonta and Syamgiri in Dantewada, the convoy of BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi came under an IED attack today. The escort vehicle of State Police came under the blast. 5 personnel of Chhattisgarh State Police are critically injured. Reinforcement of CRPF has been rushed."
Dantewada falls in the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, which will go to polls in the first phase on April 11. For the elections on April 11, a security blanket of over 80,000 personnel, and drones, has been deputed in and around the Naxal-infested Bastar region.
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