NEW : two paramilitary troops and a civilian were killed in armed attack . Suspected Maoists assaulted their camp in New Delhi state on the 1960s . District official says Indian troops retaliated with fire , At least 24 attackers apparently died . Just about a week ago , India 's Home Minister P. Chidambaram acknowledged that more than 900 people , including almost 600 civilians , were killed in Maoist-related incidents in 2009 . Maoists have claimed since Monday to be fighting for the dispossessed .
NEW : two paramilitary troops and a civilian were killed in armed attack . Suspected Maoists assaulted their camp in New Delhi state on the 1960s . District official says Indian troops retaliated with fire , At least 24 attackers apparently died . Maoists have claimed since Monday to be fighting for the dispossessed .