Guwahati: At least four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on Tuesday.
According to reports, the incident took place at around 3 pm on the Murkinar road of the district.
A team of CRPF’s 153rd battalion was out on an area domination operation when ultras detonated the IED in which four personnel sustained injuries.
The patrolling team launched the operation from its Chinnakodepal camp, was cordoning off the forest along Murkinar road located around 450 km away from state capital Raipur, reports claimed.
It may be mentioned that the injured jawans were immediately rushed to the Bijapur district hospital.