Saturday’s bloody attack by Maoist insurgents on Chhattisgarh Congress party leaders and workers was the biggest since the loss of 75 CRPF personnel alongwith a Chhattisgarh police official in a naxal attack in Dantewada district on April 6, 2010.
The Maoists had been indulging in violence consistently in Chhattisgarh. Here is a timeline on the violence and terror unleashed by the insurgents in the restive Bastar region of the State:
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July 18, 2009: Naxalites kill a villager in Bastar and in a separate incident torch a vehicle engaged in road construction work in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
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July 27, 2009: Six persons killed when Naxals trigger a landmine blast at Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.
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July 31, 2009: A special police officer and another person killed by Naxals in Bijapur district.
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Sep 4, 2009: Naxals kill four villagers in a forest in Aaded village in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
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Sep 26, 2009: Naxals kill BJP MP from Balaghat Baliram Kashyap's sons at Pairaguda village in Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh).
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April 6, 2010: 75 CRPF personnel and a Chhattisgarh police official killed in a naxal attack in Dantewada district.
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May 8, 2010: Eight CRPF jawans were killed when Naxals blew up a bullet-proof vehicle in Bijapur district of Chhhattisgarh.
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May 17, 2010: Maoists kill 50 in Dantewada's landmine blast in Chhattisgarh.
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May 8, 2010: Maoists kill 8 CRPF personnel after blowing up a vehicle in Narayanpur district.
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June 29, 2010: Maoists kill 26 CRPF personnel after firijng at a 63-member contingent in Raipur.
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July 8, 2010: Maoists kill 7 men in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
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November 23, 2010: Maoists kill 2 CRPF personnel in Bijapur after triggering a landmine blast.
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June 9, 2011: Naxals kill four personnel of Chhattisgarh Armed Forces.
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June 26, 2011: Five security men killed in twin Maoists attack in Chhattisgarh.
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August 19, 2011: Maoists kill 11 policemen in Chhattisgarh.
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October 21, 2011: Maoists shoot down a helicopter carrying BSF personnel, kill all three on board in Chhattisgarh.
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October 21, 2011: Maoists kill 6 cops in Chhattisgarh.
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May 13, 2012: Naxal ambush in Dantewada claims seven lives.
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August 7, 2012: Maoists kill 2 CRPF personnel in Dantewada.
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May 12, 2013: Maoists kill 3 cops in attack on Doordarshan tower in Chhattisgarh
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May 25, 2013: Maoist attack a convoy of Congress party leader and workers at Darbha Ghati , 35, kms from Sukma in Chhattisgarh left 30 killed