Two troopers sustained injuries in a pressure bomb blast triggered by Maoists in insurgency infested Bijapur district on Friday, police said. The blast occurred near Emargunda village when the security personnel were carrying out a search operation in the region coming under Gangaloor police station limits, a senior police official stated.
The security personnel while on the search operation accidentally came in contact with a pressure bomb planted by Maoists. In the explosion, Head Constable Rajesh Sen and Assistant Constable Asharam Netam sustained injuries, he said. Reinforcement was immediately rushed to the spot and the injured policemen are being brought to a local hospital for treatment, he said.
A search operation is continuing in the region, he added. It may be recalled that the Maoists had earlier given a day-long bandh call from Friday in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh to protest against the alleged displacement of tribals due to development projects.