A paramilitary trooper was injured in a blast which took place in worst insurgency infested Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.
The incident took place in the restive Dornapal-Jagargunda road falling under limits of Chintagufa police station during morning hours, said Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh.
Explosion of a pressure bomb planted by outlaws left constable Devraj Kumar of 206th battalion of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)-a special unit of CRPF, injured, said Singh, adding that Kumar has suffered multiple injures and was airlifted to Jagdalpur for treatment.
The injured jawan was a part of team undertaking anti-Naxal exercise in restive region of the district, he said.
According to Singh, during the course of operation, Kumar accidently came in contact with pressure bomb planted by ultras for causing damage to security personnel undertaking operations in the region. The explosion of bomb left him injured and he was undergoing treatment at Jagdalpur where he is reported to be out of danger.
In the wake of the incident, police and paramilitary forces have launched an intense operation in the region, he said.