2014 Chhattisgarh attack

2014 Chhattisgarh attack
Part of the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Location of Chhattisgarh in India
Location	Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India
Date	11 March 2014 (2014-03-11)
Deaths	16: 15 security personnel 1 civilian
Injured	3
Perpetrators	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. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

Aftermaths

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. ^[3]

In Feb 2025, Chhattisgarh High Court strongly condemned and upheld ^[4] life sentences computed to four individuals apprehended in this attack. ^{[3] [5]}

References

1. Bagchi, Suvojit (11 March 2014). "Maoists kill 15 in Chhattisgarh". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
2. Bhardwaj, Ashutosh (11 March 2014). "Maoists kill 15 security personnel in biggest attack in 3 yrs in Chhattisgarh". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
3. "CG HC upholds life sentence of 4 individuals in 2014 Naxal ambush - Times of India". The Times of India . 21 February 2025.
4. https://highcourt.cg.gov.in/Afr/courtJudgementandAFR/2025/feb/CRA825_24(18.02.25)_4.pdf
5. "Chhattisgarh HC upholds life sentences in 2014 Naxal attack". News Arena India. 20 February 2025.