A jawan of 168th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died in a pressure bomb blast triggered by Maoists in the forests of Cheramangi village coming under Avapalli police station limits in Bijapur district on Tuesday.
Another injured jawan Harshad Bhai hailing from Gujarat was referred to Jagdalpur Medical College Hospital after he was administered primary treatment in Bijapur District Hospital, police sources said.
A team of 168th Battalion CRPF had left from Cheramangi camp to conduct search operations on Tuesday morning. While conducting the search operations, the jawan Harshad Bhai accidentally stepped into the pressure bomb planted by the insurgents and suffered critical burn injuries.
He was was rushed to Bijapur district headquarters for treatment. On Monday, two policemen were gunned down and six others including two civilians sustained bullet wounds in a fierce gun battle with leftist insurgents in violence-hit Bastar region.