CRPF JAWAN INJURED IN BOMB BLAST

Raipur, Dec. 28: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan on Wednesday was injured in a pressure bombblast 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 (DantewadaNarayanpur district headquarter) road which passes through restive dense forests, under Barsoor police station limits, a senior police official said.

When security forces were cordoning off a patch on the route, around 450 km 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 CRPFs 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. Hearing the news of the blast, security forces have tightened vigil in the area.