Ambush of law enforcement by Naxalite-Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh, India
For the May 2010 bus bombing, see 2010 Dantewada bus bombing.
Dantewada Ambush
Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
Date
6 April 2010
Location
Chintalnar, Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh, India
Result
Maoist victory
Deadliest attack on Indian Police by Maoist militants
Indian Police convoy suffer heavy casualties
Belligerents
Maoist CPI
Indian Government
Chhattisgarh State Government
Units involved
Local Maoist tribes
Central Police Force
Chhattisgarh Police
Strength
300-1000 militants
86-200 policemen
Casualties and losses
8 killed
76 killed 8 wounded
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The April 2010 Dantewada Maoist attack[1][2] was an 6 April 2010 ambush by Naxalite-Maoist insurgents from the Communist Party of India (Maoist) near Chintalnar village in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India, leading to the killing of 76 CRPF policemen and 8 Maoists[3] — the deadliest attack by the Maoists on Indian security forces.[4][5][6]
The attack occurred when over 85 officers from the central paramilitary force Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and a local police group were conducting an area domination exercise in the Bastar tribal region of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.[7]
Ambush style attacks on Indian Police have been repeated since by Maoist militants.[8]
^"Massacre Prompts Debate Over India's Maoist War". Time. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010.
^"Dantewada massacre: The post-mortem". Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^"Maoists slit throats of 2 cops,lost 8 of their own in attack". 9 April 2010.
^"74 security men killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh". Ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^"Scores of Indian soldiers killed in Maoist ambushes". BBC World. 6 April 2010.
^"75 security personnel killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist ambush". Times of India. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^Aman Sethi; D. Chandra Bhaskar Rao (6 April 2010). "Maoists massacre 74 CRPF men". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
^"India steps up anti-Maoist operations after 22 policemen killed". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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