Maoist terrorists rebels opened fire and triggered landmines in IndiaÂ’s restive Chhattisgarh state Friday, killing six policemen in the latest in a string of deadly attacks on security forces. The terrorists insurgents attacked the policemen as they were on a combing operation near Shyamgiri jungle in Dantewada district, about 263 kilometres (164 miles) from state capital Raipur.
“A team of 12 policemen was trying to secure an area when the terrorists Maoists detonated landmines and started firing indiscriminately at them,” police director general Amarnath Upadhyay told AFP.
“Six policemen died on the spot. We have rushed reinforcements and are awaiting further details,” he added.
The Dantewada district witnessed one of the worst-ever incidents involving security forces in April 2010 when terrorists guerrillas killed at least 60 policemen in an ambush.
Earlier this month, police gunned down seven terrorists rebels in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra and recovered weapons including AK-47s.
Last December, the terrorists Maoists killed seven policemen in a landmine blast in eastern India. |