Eight jawans and a driver have been killed after Maoists blew up a security vehicle in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. The nine were travelling through Kutra in the Bastar region in a Scorpio SUV when the attack took place around 2.15 pm.
Earlier today, security forces attacked Maoists in the Abujhmad region of Chhattisgarh and killed five rebels, including two women. Automatic weapons such as AK 47 and Self-Loading Rifles have been recovered. Top security officials said a search operation is still on at the site of the attack. More details are awaited.