An Assistant Platoon Commander of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast which took place in insurgency-hit Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.
According to the police, the martyred trooper has been identified as Assistant Platoon Commander Panchram Bhagat, hailing from Raigarh district.
He belonged to CAF's 10th battalion . While undertaking anti-Naxal exercise near village Phulgatta falling under limits of Mirtur police station, the trooper accidently stepped over an IED planted by ultras. The IED blast left Bhagat grievously injured.
Bhagat was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed while undergoing treatment, added police.
In the wake of the incident, security personnel have intensified operations in the region, police said.