Fifteen security personnel and their driver were killed in the landmine blast triggered by Naxals on May 1, 2019. (File photo) Fifteen security personnel and their driver were killed in the landmine blast triggered by Naxals on May 1, 2019. (File photo)A conspiracy to target security forces was planned nearly a year before the May 1, 2019, attack in Gadchiroli, in which 15 police personnel and one civilian were killed, a chargesheet submitted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to the special NIA court in Mumbai, has stated. The attack, which was first investigated by the state police, was transferred to NIA in June 2019. It also said that two days before the blast, a meeting was held at accused Sukharu Gota’s farm where the plan for the attack was finalised.

Source: Indian Express January 25, 2020 21:00 UTC