Bijapur Maoist attack: IED was likely planted a month before detonation

Nearly 50% of IEDs seized by all forces across the state was from Bijapur district alone in 2024, according to police data accessed by HT.

The high intensity IED (improvised explosive device) used by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Monday, in which eight police personnel and a civilian driver were killed, was likely planted at least a month before the incident, officials aware of the matter said, adding that Bijapur continues to be a hot spot for Left-wing extremism (LWE), with IEDs planted by the Maoists being recovered frequently.

DGP Ashok Juneja, ADGP Vivekanand, IG CRPF Rakesh Agarwal, IG Bastar Sundarraj, and other senior officials during their visit to the site where an IED blast occurred on the security force's vehicle, in Bijapur on Monday. (ANI)

“The IED used on Monday must have been planted more than a month ago. The