A District Reserve Group (DRG) trooper was killed and two others were injured after Maoists triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the insurgency-hit Narayanpur district, police said here on Wednesday.
The incident occurred in the morning hours when a Road Opening Party (ROP) of DRG was crossing Karel valley coming under Narayanpur police station limits, a senior police officer informed. According to the police, the patrolling was being carried out in the view of public grievances redressal camp scheduled at Akabeda village which falls in Abhujmad region. The ROP had reached Karel valley close to Kukrajhor police camp and was carrying out the mine sweeping activity when an IED was triggered by the Maoists. Immediately after the blast, Naxals opened fire on the police party to which, the police team also retaliated leading to ultras fleeing away into core jungle area, police said. Puran Potai, a DRG Assistant Constable was martyred in the blast while two others sustained minor injuries in the incident, police informed.
Soon after being informed, additional reinforcement was rushed to the spot and injured were evacuated to a local hospital for treatment, the officer mentioned.