A constable of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) on Thursday succumbed to injuries after he was hit in an IED blast took place in Maoists hotbed Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
The martyred constable has been identified as Samund Dewangan of CAF’s 13th battalion, said Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Indira Kalyan Elesela.
According to ASP Elesela, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast took place in forest close to villagePandemurga falling in limits of Nelasnar police station around 2 pm and left the constable grievously injured. The injured constable was airlifted to the state capital for better medical assistance where he was declared brought dead.
Elesela further added that a joint squad of CAF and District Force (DF) was undertaking anti-naxal exercise in forest patches falling in limits of Nelasnar when the blast took place. While combing in the forest patch, Dewangan accidently stepped over an IED planted by insurgents leading to explosion, said ASP Bijapur, adding that the constable suffered severe injuries in lower body parts.
It may be recalled that three personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in a blast triggered by rebels in insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on October 28. As many as two personnel of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)-a specialized unit of CRPF were injured in an IED blast took place in Bijapur district of October 19.
Two constables of CRPF suffered severe injuries in a blast took place in Bijapur on October 10. Similarly, a CoBRA trooper was injured in an IED blast took place Sukma on October 8. A CRPF constable was injured in blast of IED on October 3 in Sukma and a trooper belonging to 206th battalion of CoBRA, was injured in IED blast on September 24 in Sukma.