NEW DELHI, Oct 14 (NNN-PTI) – A policeman was wounded, when a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED), believed to be planted by Naxals, went off yesterday, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said.
The explosion took place in the forest area of Kandlaparti village of Bijapur district, about 495 km south of Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh.
According to the police, the wounded policeman was part of a government forces contingent, that was out in the forest area on an anti-Naxal operation.
“The policeman inadvertently came in contact with a pressure IED, triggering the blast and causing him wounds,” an official said.
Last week, a paramilitary trooper was killed and two others wounded, in an IED blast triggered by Naxals in the adjacent state.
Currently, Naxals are active across the central and eastern parts of India. The insurgency has reportedly claimed hundreds of lives, besides rendering thousands of poor inhabitants homeless.– NNN-PTI
