On ' '' 6 April 2010 ' '' , Naxalite rebels killed 76 , consisting of 74 paramilitary personnel of the CRPF and two policemen . Fifty others were wounded in the series of attacks on security convoys in Dantewada district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh . The attack resulted in the biggest loss of life security forces have suffered since launching a large-scale offensive against the rebels . On 17 May , a Naxalite landmine destroyed a bus in Dantewada district , killing up to 44 people including several Special Police Officers ( SPOs ) and civilians
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2010 Dantewada bus bombing
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency