Two cops injured in IED blast by Naxals
PTI, May 21, 2019, 11:33 AM IST
Raipur: Two District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel were injured on Tuesday when Naxals detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, police said.
The incident took place near Gogunda village, located around 500 km from here, when a joint team of security men was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a senior police official told PTI.
This led to an exchange of fire between the two sides, he said. “Two DRG jawans received injuries in the blast,” the official said.
Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the injured personnel were evacuated from the forest, he said, adding they will be be airlifted to Raipur for treatment.
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