A trooper of District Reserve Group (DRG) was killed after an IED planted by Maoists went off in the insurgency-hit Sukma district, police said here on Monday.
Meanwhile, in another IED blast triggered by Maoists in the district, driver of a construction vehicle was injured.
“The blast which claimed life of DRG trooper occurred in the afternoon hours under the limits of Maraiguda police station which is about 130 kms from district headquarters,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Sukma, D Shravan said.
The incident happened on the under-construction Maraiguda-Golapalli road, wherein the DRG trooper along with others was providing security cover to the construction work, he said.
The deceased was identified as Assistant Constable Makdam Joga, who accidentlly stepped over the IED planted by Naxals triggering blast, the SP mentioned.
Soon after the incident, reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the critically injured cop was evacuated to Bhadrachalam in Telangana district, where he succumbed to injuries, Shravan informed.
In a separate incident on the same route, a driver of Earth Mover machine was injured after IED planted by Naxals exploded.
“The Earth Mover machine accidentally hit an IED while it was operating on the road causing blast in which the vehicle driver was injured,” the SP said.
The wounded driver has been shifted to Bhadrachalam for treatment, he said.