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Terrorist incident in India
March 2014
February 2025
March 2014
2014 Chhattisgarh attack the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency File:India Chhattisgarh locator map.svg 250px Location of Chhattisgarh in India Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India yes 2014 03 11 16:15 security personnel1 civilian 3 Naxals
On 11 March 2014, 15 Indian security personnel and one civilian were shot dead in an attack engineered by Naxals.
Incident
The Central Reserve Police Force and police were traveling from the village of Tongpal to Jeeram Ghati. According to The Hindu, "The team was engaged in an area domination exercise to sanitise the area for troop movements and also to provide security to road construction workers." While traveling, one hundred men surrounded them and began opening fire, killing 15 security personnel and one civilian, and injuring three.Bagchi Suvojit Maoists kill 15 in Chhattisgarh https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maoists-kill-15-in-chhattisgarh/article5773315.ece The Hindu 11 March 2014 12 March 2014 The shooting lasted under 15 minutes and after the rebels were able to loot weapons, equipment and ammunition from the wounded and dead. Local police had sounded the alarm about Maoist activity in the region but the security operation was not cancelled.https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/maoists-kill-15-security-personnel-in-biggest-attack-in-3-yrs-in-chhattisgarh/ Maoists kill 15 security personnel in biggest attack in 3 yrs in Chhattisgarh Bhardwaj Ashutosh 2014-03-11 The Indian Express 2018-08-29 en-US
Aftermath
In 2014, case was registered against several identified as well as 150-200 unidentified Maoists individuals, and handed over to NIA.
In Feb 2024, Special Sessions Court of Bastar, Jagdalpur convicted four individuals to life imprisonment.Feb 21, 2025 CG HC upholds life sentence of 4 individuals in 2014 Naxal ambush - Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/cg-hc-upholds-life-sentence-of-4-individuals-in-2014-naxal-ambush/articleshow_new/118428357.cms The Times of India
In Feb 2025, Chhattisgarh High Court strongly condemned and upheldHIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 825 of 2024 https://highcourt.cg.gov.in/Afr/courtJudgementandAFR/2025/feb/CRA825_24(18.02.25)_4.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20250222021600/https://highcourt.cg.gov.in/Afr/courtJudgementandAFR/2025/feb/CRA825_24(18.02.25)_4.pdf 2025-02-22 2026-04-15 highcourt.cg.gov.in life sentences computed to four individuals apprehended in this attack.2025-02-20 Chhattisgarh HC upholds life sentences in 2014 Naxal attack https://newsarenaindia.com/states/chhattisgarh-hc-naxal-ambush-poses-threat-to-national-secur/36999 News Arena India en
References
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