BJP MLA, 5 jawans killed in Naxal attack in Dantewada

BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and five security personnel were killed when an IED blast triggered by Naxals hit a BJP convoy in Nakulnar area of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. The incident occurred at Shyamgiri hills when the MLA's convoy was heading towards Kuwakonda from Bacheli area.

Mandavi, a sitting MLA from Dantewada, was the only BJP legislator among 12 in the Bastar region.