Raipur:- A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was today injured in a pressure bomb blast laid by naxals on an under-construction route in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Dantewada district, police said.
The incident took place while a team of paramilitary was patrolling to ensure security to the under-construction Barsoor (Dantewada)-Narayanpur (district headquarter) road which passes through restive dense forests, under Barsoor police station limits, a senior police official told PTI.
When security forces were cordoning off a patch on the route, around 450 kms away from here, a jawan inadvertently stepped over the pressure IED connection triggering the blast that left him injured critically, he said.
“The injured jawan was identified as constable S Pachiappan belonging to CRPF s 195th battalion,” he said.
Soon after the blast, reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the injured jawan was airlifted to Raipur for treatment following providing preliminary aid at a local hospital, he said.
PTI
