Four CRPF jawans injured in IED blast
Four CRPF personnel were injured on Saturday in a series of IED blasts carried out by Naxals in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. Officials said the incident occurred near Topchanchi-Jitpur axis when bike-borne troops of the force were out on patrol in district that is affected by Left Wing extremism.
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“The team was led by a senior officer in the rank of second-in-command. The injuries that were sustained by the troops are not critical,” they added.
CRPF troops belonging to the 154th battalion, along with those from state police, were out for a long range patrol when they encountered a series of IED blasts around 12.15 pm. Reinforcements have reached the spot and the injured are being shifted to a nearby hospital, they said. Jharkhand DGP D K Pandey and senior officials will visit the site to conduct further investigation, they added.
Few days back, seven CRPF men were killed in a deadly landmine blast executed by Maoists in Dantewada district of Chhattiagarh.
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