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Intel failure, lack of protocol may have led to Dantewada Naxal strike

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A naxalite attack in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh claimed the lives of 10 policemen and a driver of their vehicle.

While the agencies are probing the attack, several questions have arisen about the lack of Intelligence the possibility of the Standard Operating Procedure not being followed. The lack of following the procedure could have led to a lapse in security, an official tells OneIndia.

Wrecked remains of a vehicle after a blast carried out by Naxalites, in which at least ten police personnel and a driver were killed, in Chhattisgarhs Dantewada district
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Another question that has arisen is as to why the policemen were travelling in a rented van, especially in an area infested with naxalites. The vehicle was hit by a 50 kilogram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Wednesday.

10 policemen, driver killed in naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada10 policemen, driver killed in naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

The vehicle was also moving without the clearance by road-opening party, which usually conducts an advance recce and then sanitises the road. This protocol was not followed, said the official cited above. In this case it was clear that there was no road-opening party, which normally stands on both sides of the road. The job of this team is to prevent the triggering of an IED and also prevent a possible ambush by the naxalites.

The Inspector General of Bastar, P Sunderaj told the media that the sequence of events will be investigated. "It is important to find out the sequencing of the event. We are trying to ascertain the point of mistake and then further action will be taken," he also said.

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Another official said that there should be a probe into the Intelligence failure. Human Intelligence was clearly missing and this made matters even worse, the official also said.

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The fact that the naxalites were able to dig out the road and place such a huge explosive makes it clear that there has been a thorough Intelligence failure. It has been planned over a long period of time said another official. Normally in naxalite related operations, human Intelligence plays a big part and in this case it was clearly lacking said the official.

Further, it was also clear that the naxalites were fully aware of the movement of the vehicle and troops. The manner in which the attack was triggered signals that it was a precise one and hence one could say that it has been in making for quite sometime now.

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