RAIPUR: A 27-year-old tribal woman was killed in a Maoist IED explosion in Chhattisgarh‘s Sukma district Sunday, a day after the insurgents had apologised for the death of two minors in IED blasts. Six civilians – three of them kids – have been killed and nine injured in Maoist IED blasts in Bastar division this year.
The victim, Kavasi Sakki, was out grazing cattle when she stepped on a pressure-activated IED in Dabbamarka village in Kistaram region, a Maoist hotspot close to Chhattisgarh-Odisha-Andhra Pradesh trijunction, around 500km from Raipur.Villagers heard the explosion and rushed to help, but Kavasi was dead by then. Police were informed, and her body was taken for autopsy.
Maoists claim they use IEDs to target security personnel, but they plant these deadly devices in areas frequented by villagers. A mother and child were blown up in Jan, and two children were killed in May. Like Kavasi, several villagers have been killed or injured while grazing cattle near their villages.
The victim, Kavasi Sakki, was out grazing cattle when she stepped on a pressure-activated IED in Dabbamarka village in Kistaram region, a Maoist hotspot close to Chhattisgarh-Odisha-Andhra Pradesh trijunction, around 500km from Raipur.Villagers heard the explosion and rushed to help, but Kavasi was dead by then. Police were informed, and her body was taken for autopsy.
Maoists claim they use IEDs to target security personnel, but they plant these deadly devices in areas frequented by villagers. A mother and child were blown up in Jan, and two children were killed in May. Like Kavasi, several villagers have been killed or injured while grazing cattle near their villages.
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