India News | C'garh: ITBP Constable Hurt in IED Blast Triggered by Naxals

Raipur, Oct 30 (PTI) A constable from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police was injured an IED blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Narayanpur district on Friday, police said.

The incident occurred at around 9 am near Kohkameta police station when a team of ITBP's 53rd battalion was out on an area domination operation, Narayanpur superintendent of police Mohit Garg told PTI.

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When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest on Kohkameta-Irakbhatti route, ultras triggered the explosion, in which constable Ajit Kumar sustained minor injuries, he said.

The injured personnel was immediately shifted to a local hospital, where his condition was said to be out of danger, the official said, adding that a search operation was underway in the area.

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