India: Constable injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh


A District Force Constable was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast on Monday in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a police official said.

The explosion took place on Elmidi-Awapalli road near Sanjaypara when Saraiyya Talandi (30) accidentally stepped on a pressure IED while removing Naxalite banners, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyap said.He was admitted in a district hospital and was out of danger.

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Source: The Pioneer