The Rajnandgaon ambush occurred on 12 July 2009, when around 29 members of the Indian Police were martyred in three connected attacks by Maoist naxalite in

Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon is a city in Rajnandgaon District, in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. the population of the city was 163,122. Rajnandgaon district came into existence on 26January 1973, as a result of the division of Durg district. History O ...

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Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

state).

Incident

In the morning of 12 July 2009, Vinod Kumar Chaubey who was the Superintendent of Police of Rajnandgaon district received a message about a naxalite attack in Madanwada that had killed two policemen. Chaubey travelled to the spot with reinforcements, and was attacked along the way. The rebels lay in ambush along a stretch of the road where they had placed land mines. All in all, at least 29 policemen were killed, including Chaubey. Chaubey was posthumously awarded the

Kirti Chakra The Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, including posthumous awards. It is the ''pe ...

award for gallantry, by the President of India. The Rajnandgaon ambush is one of the most serious attacks carried out by the naxalite rebels in Chhattisgarh.

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Incident

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