4 DRG Personnel Killed in Kanker Operation
2 min learnRaipurUp to date: Might 2, 2026 10:03 PM IST
4 personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district had been killed in a blast on Saturday whereas they had been engaged in extracting and defusing explosive materials that had been dumped by Maoists, police stated.
In an announcement, Bastar police stated, “With the help of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), the staff chief and different members had been within the technique of safely extracting the supplies from the dump and making ready for his or her managed disposal. Throughout this course of, an explosion is believed to have occurred, seemingly as a consequence of excessive temperatures and a chemical response within the firecracker powder.”
Maoists have used improvised explosive units (IEDs) extensively within the Bastar division which incorporates Kanker, however in current months, following intensified operations aimed toward ending Left-wing extremism within the nation, safety forces have been discovering and defusing these explosives, generally with the assistance of inputs given by surrendered Maoists, police stated.
On Saturday, a staff from Kanker district’s DRG launched an operation within the jungle space of Chhotebethiya, which was earlier a Maoist stronghold and shaped the doorway to Abujhmad from the Kanker facet.
Bastar police stated the operation was “aimed toward recovering supplies beforehand dumped by Maoists”.
“The primary dump yielded gadgets resembling computer systems, displays, and printers. Subsequently, one other close by dump was recovered, containing 5 sacks (15 kg every) of firecracker powder (gunpowder – Potassium Nitrate + Barium Nitrate) that had been earlier hid by Maoists,” the police assertion stated.
After the explosion, Inspector Sukhram Vatti, Constable Krishna Komra, and Constable Sanjay Gadhpale succumbed to their accidents on the spot, officers stated. Constable Parmanand Komra was rushed to a medical facility with severe accidents and died later throughout remedy.
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Inspector Basic of Police for Bastar vary, Sundarraj Pattalingam, stated, “Underneath the management of Inspector Sukhram Vatti, the identical staff had efficiently recovered and safely neutralised a number of IEDs from Maoist hideouts in previous operations.”
“Nonetheless, on this tragic accident, the drive has misplaced 4 brave commandos within the line of responsibility. The division stays ceaselessly indebted to the supreme sacrifice made by these courageous personnel in service of the nation,” the IG added.
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