SOURCE: PTI
Five security personnel were injured when a pressure IED planted by Naxalites exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday.
According to police, the incident occurred in Tarrem area when a team of security personnel was out on a demining exercise from Chinngelur CRPF camp in the area. During the demining exercise, carried out to trace improvised explosive devices (IED) and dispose them, security personnel spotted a wire connected to the pressure device.
A police official said when they were searching the bomb connected to the wire, it exploded, causing splinter injuries to five personnel. After being provided preliminary treatment, the injured jawans were moved to Bijapur district hospital, where the doctors declared them to be out of danger, the official added.