Chhattisgarh: Two policemen injured in bomb blast by Naxals

Two police jawans were injured in a bomb blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district today, police said.

FP Archives|Feb 20, 2015, 12:41:56 IST

Raipur: Two police jawans were injured in a bomb blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district today, police said.The blast occurred near Emargunda village when the security personnel were carrying out a combing operation in the Gangaloor police station limits, a senior police official told PTI.The security personnel accidentally came in contact with a pressure-bomb planted by Maoists outside of the village. In the explosion, head constable Rajesh Sen and assistant constable Asharam Netam sustained injuries, he said.[caption id="attachment_2095891" align="alignleft" width="380"]

Representational image. PTI[/caption]Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the injured policemen are being brought to a local hospital for treatment, he said.A search operation was underway in the region, he added.Maoists had earlier given a day-long bandh call for today in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh to protest against the alleged displacement of tribals due to development projects.PTI

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