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Naxalites' IED attack in Telangana's Mulugu district, 5 policemen martyred

Naxals have carried out an IED blast in Telangana's Mulugu district, in which five policemen have been martyred.
03:05 PM May 08, 2025 IST | Alka Singh

Naxals have carried out an IED blast in Telangana's Mulugu district, in which information has come to light that three policemen have been martyred. The area where the IED attack took place is adjacent to Chhattisgarh's Sukma border. Naxalites targeted the police and carried out an explosion.

Naxalites targeted the police and carried out an explosion in which three policemen from Telangana have been martyred.

Naxalites' IED attack in Telangana's

While eight Naxalites have been killed in retaliatory firing by Greyhound forces in the area bordering Sukma and Telangana, while five Greyhound jawans were martyred in a bomb attack by Maoists. Maoist Central Committee members Chandranna and Bandi Prakash were also killed at a short distance from the encounter site.

The police were doing routine combing, during which the Naxalites carried out the blast. Information has also come to light that three policemen were injured in this attack.

Encounter with Naxalites on Chhattisgarh-Telangana border

Earlier on May 7, Naxalites clashed with security forces in the forests of Bijapur district on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border on Wednesday. During this, the soldiers killed more than 22 Naxalites.

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This information was given by an official to a news agency. The officer said that firing took place on Wednesday morning in the forest of Karregutta Hills on the inter-state border.

Summary

So far more than 22 Naxalites have been killed in this action. This operation against Naxalites is still going on. This action is one of the biggest anti-Naxal operations launched in the Bastar region. This operation involves about 24000 security personnel from various units including District Reserve Guard (DRG), Bastar Fighters, Special Task Force (STF), all units of the state police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its special unit Cobra

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