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A jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured erstwhile a unit Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Maoists went disconnected successful Chhattisgarh's Sukma territory connected Sunday (November 9, 2025), officials said.
The incidental took spot astatine 1.45 p.m. successful the forested hills adjacent Gogunda nether Fulbagdi constabulary presumption country erstwhile a squad of information unit was retired connected an country domination operation, a constabulary authoritative said.
The jawan belonging to the CRPF's 74th battalion inadvertently came successful interaction with the unit IED, triggering the blast, causing injuries successful his legs, helium said.
After preliminary treatment, the injured jawan was being airlifted to Raipur for further medication, the authoritative said.
Maoists often works IEDs on the roadworthy and ungraded tracks successful forests to people information unit during patrolling successful the interior pockets of the Bastar region, comprising 7 districts, including Sukma. Civilians person fallen prey to specified traps laid successful the portion by ultras successful the past.
On June 9 this year, Additional Superintendent of Police (Konta division) Akash Rao Girepunje was killed and 2 officers were injured aft an IED planted by Maoists astatine a chromatic quarry successful Sukma territory exploded.
