Bijapur: At least nine people, including eight Dantewada District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans and one driver, lost their lives after their vehicle was blown up by Naxals through a powerful explosive device (IED) blast in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur on Monday.
Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Vivekananda Sinha gave this information here on Monday and said that nine jawans have been martyred. Naxalites blew up a bridge over Amboli Nalla between Kutru and Bedre in Bijapur district with a powerful explosive device (IED) blast.
According to police sources, the jawans were returning from a joint operation conducted by the Dantewada, Narayanpur, and Bijapur police when the blast occurred.
Meanwhile, nine jawans were killed in a blast while passing by a soldier's vehicle.
#Chhattisgarh | 8 Dantewada DRG martyred, 1 driver killed in a Bijapur IED blast carried out my Naxalites near Ambeli village, under Kutru police station in #Bijapur. They were heading back from a joint operation of Narayanpur, Dantewada and Bijapur. #Disturbing visuals. pic.twitter.com/yNNm7QZCby