2 CRPF jawans of 85 battalion injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Both the jawans are being airlifted to Raipur after giving primary treatment.
PremiumTwo jawans of CRPF 85 battalion were injured in a pressure IED blast planted by naxals in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, news agency ANI has reported citing Chhattisgarh Police. The incident took place in the Gangalur area near Takmeta Hill around 10:30 am.
As per the police, they are being airlifted to Raipur after giving primary treatment.
The CRPF team had left for Hiroli from Pusnar Camp for area domination, when they ran over the pressure-triggered IED planted by Naxalites underground, causing an explosion, officials said as reported by ANI.
Earlier in May, two jawans of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) force from the 202 Battalion got injured after an encounter with the Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur. The police had received inputs regarding the Maoists planning an IED attack in the Pusnar and Hiroli village area, IG Bastar P Sundarraj had said.
Following this, a District Reserve Guard (DRG), CoBRA force was sent to carry out a search operation from Gangalur Police Station. During this, an encounter broke out between the CoBRA forces and the Naxals, in which two Jawans sustained injuries.
As per officials, two to three Maoists were suspected to have sustained injuries during the encounter.
(With inputs from ANI)
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