20-year-old man killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

A 20-year-old man was killed after a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Monday.

The incident occurred on Sunday when the victim, Aayta Kuhrami, a resident of Kasturipad village under Usoor police station area, had gone to a nearby forest, a



police official said

He inadvertently came in contact with the pressure IED, which exploded, causing injuries to his legs. The man succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to the hospital, the official said.

Security personnel have launched a search in the area to check if more IEDs were planted there, he said.