| Sukma attack | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of theNaxalite-Maoist insurgency | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Communist Party of India (Maoist) |  India | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Central Reserve Police Force | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300 | 99 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 killed | 26 killed | ||||||
TheSukma attack was anambush carried out by theCommunist Party of India (Maoist) against Indian paramilitary forces on 24 April 2017, during theNaxalite-Maoist insurgency. It was the largest ambush since asimilar attack in 2010, in the neighbouring district ofDantewada.[1]
The ambush took place between Burkapal and Chintagufa inSukma district ofChhattisgarh,India.[2][3][4][5] A group of 300Maoists attacked a 99-member troop of theCentral Reserve Police Force.[6] Three Maoists and 25 police personnel were killed in the ensuing firefight.[7]
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