CAF jawan killed in landmine blast in Chhattisgarh

October 29, 2015 23:47

A Chhattisgarh Armed Force jawan was today killed in a landmine blast in insurgency-hit Bijapur district of the state, police said. The explosive was planted allegedly by Naxals.

The incident took place at around 2 pm in the forests near Pandemurga village under Nelasnar police station limits where security forces were deployed to ensure safety to an under- construction road, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Indira Kalyan Elesela told PTI.

A joint squad of CAF and district force was deputed to ensure security to construction of Nelasnar-Bhairmgarh road.

While cordoning off forests in Pandemurga region, around 450 kms away from here, a jawan inadvertently stepped over a pressure improvised explosive device triggering the blast in which he sustained severe injures in his leg and thigh, the ASP said.

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