11 security personnel injured as IEDs planted by Naxalites exploded in Chattisgarh

Eleven security personnel were injured as improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists went off during an anti-Naxalite operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, officials said on Monday.

The explosions occurred in the forests of Karregutta Hills on Sunday, a police official said.

Of the injured personnel, 10 belong to the District Reserve Guard (DRG), a unit of the state police, while one was



from the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA – an elite unit of the CRPF), he said.

The injured CoBRA personnel, Rudresh Singh, is a sub-inspector with the 210th battalion, the official said.

Singh and two DRG personnel have sustained injuries to their legs, while three others suffered splinter injuries to their eyes, he said, adding that the wounded men have been admitted to a hospital in Raipur.