Nine Killed in Roadside Bomb Attack in Central India
![At least 8 policemen killed in a Maoist bomb blast in central India, highlighting decades of conflict in the Red Corridor. [Image via Al Jazeera]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WEB-MAP-INDIA-CHHATTISGARH-1000X562-1736163429.webp 770w, https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WEB-MAP-INDIA-CHHATTISGARH-1000X562-1736163429-768x513.webp 768w, data:image/webp;base64,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 50w, https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WEB-MAP-INDIA-CHHATTISGARH-1000X562-1736163429-600x400.webp 600w)
At least 8 policemen killed in a Maoist bomb blast in central India, highlighting decades of conflict in the Red Corridor.
![At least 8 policemen killed in a Maoist bomb blast in central India, highlighting decades of conflict in the Red Corridor. [Image via Al Jazeera]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WEB-MAP-INDIA-CHHATTISGARH-1000X562-1736163429.webp 770w, https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WEB-MAP-INDIA-CHHATTISGARH-1000X562-1736163429-768x513.webp 768w, data:image/webp;base64,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 50w, https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WEB-MAP-INDIA-CHHATTISGARH-1000X562-1736163429-600x400.webp 600w)
At least 8 policemen killed in a Maoist bomb blast in central India, highlighting decades of conflict in the Red Corridor.