Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) – On January 6, around 2.15 p.m, 8 District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans and one driver lost their lives after their vehicle was blown up by Naxals using an IED in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, said Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P. The blast reportedly took place on the Bedre-Kutru Road in Bijapur district. The jawans of DRG Dantewada, were returning in a Scorpio after a joint operation, the IG said. The joint operation was of Dantewada, Narayanpur and Bijapur, IG Bastar added. The previous day, three Naxals were killed in an encounter with Naxals in Bijapur, while one soldier was martyred.