"Six CISF men and a civilian driver have been killed. Additional forces have been rushed to the spot," Chhattisgarh ADGP (anti-naxal operations) Ram Nivas told PTI.
He said that an unknown number of jawans are reportedly injured in the ambush and are being rescued from the spot.
The jawans, onboard a Bolero vehicle being driven by a civilian driver, were killed after a brief retaliation. The security personnel were outnumbered.
The Kirandul-Bacheli mines of the NMDC in the jungles of Dantewada are a Naxal hotbed and frequent clashes between the naxals and the security forces are regular in the area.
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