2 security personnel killed, 4 injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh | Raipur News

RAIPUR: Two security personnel lost their lives and four were injured in an IED blast triggered by Maoists during an anti-maoist operation launched by security forces in forests of Bijapur district of insurgency-hit Bastar region on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
The injured jawans were being airlifted and brought to Chhattisgarh capital for treatment.
Bijapur police said that a joint team of Special Task Force, District Reserve Guards, CoBRA, Central Reserve Police Force had gone out on special anti-maoist operation on July 16.
There were specific inputs about the presence and movement of Maoist from Darbha division, western Bastar division and military number 2 of the organization, in the forests of Dantewada, Sukma and Bijapur.
During the search on July 17 night in Tarrem region, an IED was triggered by Maoists targeting the security forces leading to fatal injuries to two jawans of STF and four wounded with splinters.
Reinforcements were sent to the spot and the jawans were evacuated by morning, officials said. After primary treatment, the injured jawans were being airlifted for better treatment.
The martyred jawans were STF constables Bharat Sahu, resident of Raipur and Satyer Singh Kange, native of Narayanpur district.