2017 Sukma attack

Sukma attack
Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
Date 24 April 2017 Location Sukma district, India Result Maoist victory
Belligerents
Communist Party of India (Maoist)	India
Units involved
	Central Reserve Police Force
Strength
300	99
Casualties and losses
3 killed	26 killed

The Sukma attack was an ambush carried out by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) against Indian paramilitary forces on 24 April 2017, during the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency. It was the largest ambush since a similar attack in 2010, in the neighbouring district of Dantewada. ^[1]

The ambush took place between Burkapal and Chintagufa in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, India. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} A group of 300 Maoists attacked a 99-member troop of the Central Reserve Police Force. ^[6] Three Maoists and 25 police personnel were killed in the ensuing firefight. ^[7]

See also

• April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada
• 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley
• 2021 Sukma-Bijapur attack
• 2024 Kanker clash

References

1. "'Maoists' kill 25 troops in worst attack in seven years". Al Jazeera. 25 April 2017.
2. "Over 24 CRPF jawans killed in worst Maoist attack in years – The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
3. "26 jawans killed as Maoists attack CRPF team in Chhattisgarh's Sukma". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
4. Agarwal, Nikhil (24 April 2017). "Sukma attack: 26 CRPF jawans killed, worst Naxal attack in years". India Today . Retrieved 24 April 2017.
5. Prabhu, Sunil; Sanyal, Anindita (24 April 2017). "Sukma Attack: 26 CRPF Personnel Dead in Encounter With Maoists". NDTV . Retrieved 24 April 2017.
6. "Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma: How 300 Maoists attacked 99-member CRPF troop". Firstpost. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
7. "'Maoists' kill 25 troops in worst attack in seven years". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.