| Conflict: | Sukma attack |
| Partof: | the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency |
| Date: | 24 April 2017 |
| Place: | Sukma district, India |
| Combatant1: | Communist Party of India (Maoist) |
| Combatant2: |  India |
| Units2: | Central Reserve Police Force |
| Strength1: | 300 |
| Strength2: | 99 |
| Casualties1: | 3 – 4 killed |
| Casualties2: | 26 killed |
The Sukma attack was an ambush carried out by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) against Indian paramilitary forces on 24 April 2017, during the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency. It was the largest ambush since a similar attack in 2010, in the neighbouring district of Dantewada.[1]
The ambush took place between Burkapal and Chintagufa in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, India.[2] [3] [4] [5] A group of 300 Maoists attacked a 99-member troop of the Central Reserve Police Force.[6] Three Maoists and 25 police personnel were killed in the ensuing firefight.[7]