On December 25, 2016, Naxals allegedly set ablaze least 80 vehicles engaged in transporting iron ore from Surjagarh mines in Etapalli tehsil of Gadchiroli.
The incident took place near Somner village in Sironcha taluka on Tuesday evening when the two boats carrying 10 men and five women were returning from Mouza Atukpalli in neighbouring Chhattisgarh.