Incident Summary:

08/31/2020: Assailants attacked and killed Chhattisgarh Armed Force Head Constable Kaneshwar Netam in Bodli village, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that Maoists were involved.

GTD ID:
202008310014

When:
2020-08-31

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Chhattisgarh

City:
Bodli

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Dantewada district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF)
Specific Description Head Constable Kaneshwar Netam
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Maoists (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Head constable found dead in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region," Hindustan Times, September 1, 2020.