A 45-year-old villager died in an IED explosion in Judwani forest in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Wednesday night.
Police on Thursday dispatched a team to the incident site, over 70km from the district headquarters, to begin probe after learning about the incident. IED triggered explosions have regularly been killing or injuring both civilians and security personnel on anti-naxal operations in this part of the state as at least half a dozen such incidents have been reported so far this year.
Gumla SDPO Manish Chandra Lal told reporters that the deceased has been identified as Budheshwar Nagesia, a cattle-grazer and resident of Judwani village under Bishunpur police station.
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Source: The Telegraph Online