Two security personnel were injured in a blast near Jantapai village in Badapada panchayat under Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district on Monday. The jawans belong to the CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) of the CRPF. They were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion during combing operations in that area. First they were rushed to the Primary Health Centre at Badapada and later, shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital here. One of them was identified as N Jaga Rao. Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Jagmohan Meena said combing operations had been intensified in the area following the incident.