Three personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) were injured when a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED), allegedly planted by Naxalites, went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Monday, a police official announced to the press today.
The incident took place at a forest in Kandlaparti village under Bhopalpatnam police station area when a team of STF jawans, a unit of the state police, was out on an area domination operation, the police official stated in his report to the press.
The security personnel inadvertently came in contact with a pressure IED, triggering the blast, causing them injuries, the police official declared in his statement.
After preliminary treatment, the injured jawans were being shifted to Bijapur district hospital, the police official said in conclusion, adding that a search operation is underway in the area.
Source : https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Oct/13/three-stf-personnel-injured-in-ied-blast-in-chhattisgarhs-bijapur