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Strongly condemning the attack, Union Home Secretary G K
Pillai said the killing of innocent civilians showed "wanton
disregard" for life by Naxals.
"This pattern of killing unarmed civilians has been the
hallmark of Maoist violence over the years. In the last two
days, we have seen that a village sarpanch and five others
were killed," Pillai said.
He said seven persons were injured and have been rushed
to hospital where their condition is serious.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said the attack
showed the desperation of the Naxals who were losing their
support base.
"This incident shows the cruel face of Naxals. We have
been saying this... when the Naxals support base finishes they
resort to such methods. Their (Naxals) belief in people's
representatives and local population has finished," he said.
The passenger bus was completely mangled with its front
portion squeezed into a steel ball. Several bodies which were
brought out from the bus were mutilated.
The bodies of special police officers with INSAS rifles,
civilians with their belongings, slippers and clothes were
scattered around the site.
The Naxals had on April 6 carried out their deadliest
attack killing 76 security personnel in Mukrana forests of
Dantewada district.
On May 8, seven CRPF jawans were killed when Naxals blew
up a bullet-proof vehicle in Bijapur district.
The Maoists also killed six villagers, including a
sarpanch, near Teregaon in Rajnandgaon district yesterday and
threw their bodies outside the villages.
Rajnandgaon district has witnessed a series of Naxalite
attacks in the past. In July last year, Maoists had attacked a
police party killing 29 personnel, including Superintendent of
Police Vinod Kumar Choubey. PTI