A 50-year-old woman was injured on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted to target security forces by Naxalites went off in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.
The incident occurred around 9 am when Somli Kadti of Patliguda village stepped on the IED in a nearby jungle, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Pankaj Shukla said.
Kadti suffered injuries on her left leg. She was rushed to a primary health centre in Nelasnar village by the police.