10 DRG jawans, driver killed in Maoist IED blast in Dantewada; police say 50kg of explosives used

At least 10 personnel of the District Reserve Guards (DRG) and their civilian driver were killed when Maoists detonated a powerful IED on a kuchha road and fired on the wounded jawans near Aranpur in Dantewada district of Bastar, about 400km south of Raipur, on Wednesday. Around 200 jawans were returning in a convoy when the blast was triggered around 1.30pm. Police believe 50kg of explosives was used.

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