A District Reserve Guard (DRG) trooper was injured in a Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in the forest patch of Minpa in Chhattisgarh's restive Sukma district on Tuesday morning.
The injured trooper had been identified as Madvi Sukka.
The explosion took place when the troops of CRPF’s elite 206 CoBRA battalion and DRG personnel were returning to their base camp in Chintagupha, police said.
Just a day earlier, Nine Maoists were killed and two security personnel martyred in an encounter in Sukma district.
The Maoists had attacked a team of DRG personnel when it was on a search operation near Sakler in Kistaram area. Security forces retaliated the fire and nine Maoists were killed.
Two jawans of DRG were also martyred in the encounter. Security forces later recovered the bodies of the rebels along with a large number of weapons from the spot.
Chhattisgarh being the most affected State receives a substantial share of the resources committed by the Centre for combating Left Wing Extremism, the Central Government had informed earlier.
The success of the strategy is evident in reducing security vacuum and increasing reach of governance to interior areas, it had informed.
The Central Government assists the State Governments in every manner possible. The Government has a multi-pronged strategy in place to deal with the LWE menace. The strategy involves security related measures, developmental interventions and ensuring rights & entitlements of local communities etc, it had informed.
Security related measures include assistance to LWE affected States by providing CAPF Battalions, helicopters, UAVs, construction of fortified police stations, funds for modernization of State Police forces, arms and equipment, training assistance, sharing of intelligence etc.
On development side, apart from flagship schemes of the Central Government in infrastructure, education, skill development etc, several initiatives have been taken specifically for development of LWE affected areas.
These include focussed schemes for development of roads, installation of mobile towers, skill development, improving network of banks and post offices and education facilities, particularly in the 35 worst affected districts.
Recently the Government had approved the Special Central Assistance Scheme which envisages an outlay of Rs 1000 crore per annum for three years for the 35 worst affected LWE districts to cover gaps in critical infrastructure and services.