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Silda camp attack

2010 Naxalite attack in West Bengal, India

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2010 Naxalite attack in West Bengal, India

Field	Value
conflict	Silda attack
partof	Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
date	15 February 2010
image	Jhargram in West Bengal (India).svg
image_size	250px
caption	Jhargram district (then Paschim Medinipur district), where the attack occurred
place	Silda, West Bengal (India)
result	Maoist victory
combatant1	[[File:South Asian Communist Banner.svg	22px]] Communist Party of India (Maoist)
combatant2	India (Eastern Frontier Rifles)
commander1	Jagari Baskey
Kishenji
strength1	~70
strength2	51
casualties1	3 killed
casualties2	24 killed
Several missing, feared captured
casualties3	1 civilian killed

Kishenji Several missing, feared captured The Silda camp attack occurred on 15 February 2010, when dozens of Naxalite Maoist insurgents ambushed Indian security forces in Silda (some 60 km from Midnapore) in West Bengal, India. The resulting death of 24 paramilitary personnel of the Eastern Frontier Rifles, and several believed to be abducted, made the attack a hard blow to the government's fight against the rebels.

Maoist gang leader Syam Saran Tudu was arrested in April 2013. He was facing murder and other charges, besides his role in the attack.

References

(17 February 2010). "Silda ambush: Cobra-eyed woman led attack". [[The Times of India]].
Yardley, Jim. (16 February 2010). "India Condemns Attack by Maoists That Killed 24 Paramilitary soldiers". [[The New York Times]].
(16 February 2010). "Maoist attack: Home Minister accepts failure in some aspects". [[Hindustan Times]].
(16 February 2010). "Maoists kill 21 jawans in West Bengal". [[The Times of India]].
Banerjee, Monideepa. (16 February 2010). "Naxals massacre cops, furious Centre wants answers". [[NDTV]].
(8 April 2013). "After 3 years, Silda attacker held in TN". Hindustan Times.

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