An Assistant Constable of District Police (DF) was injured on Thursday in a pressure bomb detonated by Maoists in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Bastar region.
The blast occurred when a joint team of DF and paramilitary force was on a search operation in the region near Velkanguda camp coming under Christaram police station limits, according to Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh.
During the search operation, the Assistant Constable Panda Guchcha came in contact with the pressure bomb that exploded injuring him critically, he said.
After the pressure bomb exploded, an exchange of fire between the joint police team and Maoists also took place.The rebels later fled into the jungles.
The injured jawan was later airlifted to Jagdalpur for treatment.