Gadchiroli: Fifteen security personnel and their driver were killed in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli today after a powerful explosion, set off by Maoists, blew up their vehicle. An improvised explosive device (IED) blast was triggered on a police vehicle when a team of security personnel was on its way to inspect a site where Maoists had torched vehicles earlier in the day, reports NDTV.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the attack "despicable" and said that the "perpetrators of such violence will not be spared".
This is the third Maoist attack in Gadchiroli, which borders Chattisgarh since the national election began in April, NDTV reported.
