India: Four police personnel killed in explosion in Chhattisgarh

Four police personnel were killed in an explosion while trying to dispose of a gunpowder dump of Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Saturday, officials said. This was the first explosion incident linked to Naxalites in the state since it Read More …

India: Chhattisgarh Police bring surrendered Maoist ‘experts’ to train recruits on IEDs

The Chhattisgarh Police have sent more than a dozen surrendered Maoist cadres to the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare (CTJW) College to brief fresh recruits on their methods, especially the handling of improvised explosive devices. Most of the surrendered cadres Read More …

India: Security forces recover 4 IEDs during anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker

Four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered, and four Naxal memorials were demolished during a joint operation by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) in North Bastar Kanker district, police said. According to Kanker Police, Read More …

India: 11 security personnel wounded in IED blasts in Chhattisgarh

Eleven security personnel were injured in six Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, police said on Monday. “The injured jawans were airlifted to Raipur for treatment. The IEDs went off during Read More …

India: 16 IEDs, 100kg Explosives Seized As Security Forces Foil Maoist Plot

In a major success for security forces combating left-wing extremism in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a joint operation on Saturday led to the recovery of a significant cache of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and Maoist supplies hidden in dense forest areas. Read More …

India: Man killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

A 20-year-old man was killed after a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday when the victim, Aayta Kuhrami, a resident of Kasturipad village Read More …

India: Woman injured as IED planted by Naxalites explodes in Bijapur

A 24-year-old woman was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Friday. The incident took place around 3 pm on Thursday when the victim, identified as Lachhi Madvi, Read More …

India: CoBRA commando injured in Naxal IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

A jawan from the CRPF’s elite CoBRA unit sustained injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxals exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, reported news agency PTI. According to officials, the incident occurred when a team from Read More …

India: New IED threat in Chhattisgarh, Maoists turn beer bottles into bombs

There’s a new security headache for forces battling Maoist insurgency in Chhattisgarh: empty beer bottles. In an intriguing development, security personnel, on Monday, recovered and defused ‘bottle IEDs’ — crude bombs packed inside empty beer bottles. The bottles rigged with Read More …

India: Two CRPF personnel injured in IED blast in Bastar

Two personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured on Thursday in a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district in Bastar division. The incident took place around 10:30 am near Saatdhaar bridge Read More …

India: Three injured as IED planted by Maoists explodes in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

The incident took place on Sunday (July 13, 2025) evening when the three persons, residents of Dhangol village under Madded police station limits, had gone to a nearby forest to collect mushrooms, a police official said. They inadvertently came in Read More …

India: Ex-PLGA Head Helps Commandos Navigate IEDs, Storm Abujmarh

In the booby-trapped hills of Abujmarh, once the impregnable stronghold of Maoists, a new dynamic is reshaping the battle against the guerrillas. Giridhar, a former commander of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Company No. 10 has emerged as a Read More …

India: Senior cop killed, 2 others injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

An additional superintendent was killed and two other police officers were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday, police said. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief over the death Read More …

India: IED blast injures three villagers in insurgency hit Bijapur in Chhattisgarh

At a time when all of Bastar is on high alert following the loot of 5,000kg explosives by Maoists in neighbouring Odisha, three villagers were grievously injured in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bijapur district Friday morning. All three Read More …

India: Two STF personnel injured in IED blast during anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh

Two personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, where a massive operation against ultras has been underway for two weeks, police said on Read More …

India: Soldier injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

A soldier sustained injuries when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded, striking his leg during an intense operation against Maoists on the Karregutta Hills area of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh. The explosion caused significant damage, but his fellow soldiers acted Read More …

India: Chhattisgarh jawan killed in IED blast while guarding road construction

A jawan of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) was killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Monday, police said. The blast occurred between Toynar and Farsegarh villages, where a CAF Read More …

India: IED alert sounded as threat spikes with new camps in core areas

An alert has been sounded in the anti-Naxal operations theatre of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand following a “spike” in IED blasts and recoveries, including that of a device rigged with beer bottles and a small antenna for remote control explosion, officials Read More …

India: Labourer killed, another injured in IED blast in Narayanpur

A labourer was killed, and another sustained serious injuries on Friday after an improvised explosive device (IED) allegedly planted by Maoists exploded at an iron ore mine in Narayanpur district, police said. A police officer said the two labourers had Read More …

India: CRPF CoBRA personnel injured in IED blast by Maoists in Bijapur district

A personnel of the CRPF’s CoBRA unit was injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoists went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Saturday. The blast occurred on Friday evening when a team from the 202nd Read More …