Balimela reservoir boat attack

Balimela reservoir boat attack
	Part of Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
Date	29 June 2008
Location	Balimela reservoir in Orissa (India)
Result	Naxalite victory
Belligerents
Communist Party of India (Maoist)	India (Greyhound commandos)
Strength
Unknown	64
Casualties and losses
None	38 killed

The Balimela reservoir boat attack occurred on 29 June 2008 when CPI (Maoist) forces attacked a boat on the Balimela reservoir in Orissa state (India) carrying 4 anti-Naxalite police and 60 Greyhound commandos. The boat sunk, killing 38 troops, while 26 survived.[1][2][3]

References

MHA spokesperson on Wednesday's Naxal incident in Orissa, The Cheers news agency, 17 July 2008
Naxal movement entering mobile warfare phase, Merinews, 3 July 2008
"Maoist Insurgents Hit Back Greyhound Commandos Killing 35". GroundReport. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2009.

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[1] MHA spokesperson on Wednesday's Naxal incident in Orissa, The Cheers news agency, 17 July 2008

[2] Naxal movement entering mobile warfare phase, Merinews, 3 July 2008

[3] "Maoist Insurgents Hit Back Greyhound Commandos Killing 35". GroundReport. 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2009.