An improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Saranda forest of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Friday evening has injured security personnel conducting an anti-Maoist operation, Chaibasa SP Amit Renu announced to the press today.
The blast comes at a time when security has been tightened following the CPI (Maoist)’s announcement of “Resistance Week” from October 8 to 14, the SP stated in his report, adding that police could not confirm the exact number of security personnel injured, and that details would emerge only after everyone from the site of the explosion is evacuated.
The SP was quoted as saying, “An IED blast has taken place, and we are in the process of moving the injured to a safe location and then to the hospital. One person has already been moved, and others are being evacuated. There are at least two-three injured personnel. We will share full details later after everything gets confirmed.”
District police, the CRPF, and other security personnel were conducting an anti-Maoist operation in the Babudera area of the Samtha region when Maoists triggered the IED blast, the SP said in conclusion, adding that following the incident, a medical team was immediately dispatched to the area.
According to police sources, an inspector of the CRPF’s 60th Battalion is among the injured.
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