A jawan from the Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) lost his life and three others got injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites exploded in Bijapur district on Monday, PTI reported citing the officials.
The blast took place in the morning inside the Indravati National Park area while a DRG team was carrying out an anti-Naxal operation, a senior police official said. DRG jawan Dinesh Nag died in the explosion, while three of his colleagues sustained injuries, the official confirmed.
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Source: India TV News
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