WATCH | "Pura Ud Gaya...": How a DRG officer crawled to fire back at Maoists who blew up his unit in Dantewada

Days after the Dantewada Naxal attack, a video went viral that showed a policeman crawling back in position to fire at the Maoists following the powerful blast that blew up his colleagues, killing 10 of them and the vehicle"s driver.

NewsBharati 28-Apr-2023 10:11:44 AM

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Days after Maoists blew up a part of a police convoy in Dantewada with a 50kg IED, a video has emerged moments after the deadly attack. A policeman can be seen crawling back in position to fire at the Maoists after the powerful blast blew up his colleagues, killing 10 of them and the vehicle's driver.

Another cop who shot the video can be heard saying 'pura ud gaya' (it all blew up).

#WATCH | Viral video surfaces showing moments after Dantewada Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

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Ten police personnel and a driver were killed on Wednesday in an IED blast carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada. The incident occurred when a team of the state police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) was returning after an anti-Naxalite operation.

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A team of DRG was dispatched from Dantewada for an anti-Naxalite operation after receiving intelligence about the presence of Maoists in an area under Aranpur Police Station limits. The blast was carried out by Naxalites when the team was returning after the operation.

Notably, the District Reserve Guard is one of the units of Chhattisgarh Police formed to counter the left-wing extremism in the region.