A jawan of the CRPF’s CoBRA battalion was injured when an IED, allegedly planted by cadres of the CPI (Maoist), exploded in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Monday, Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Renu announced to the press today.
The incident occurred when a joint anti-Maoist operation was going on in Saranda forest under the Chotanagra police station limits, according to the SP.
In the course of the operation an IED, allegedly planted by cadres of the Maoist party, exploded, injuring a jawan of CoBRA battalion Manoj Kumar, the SP said.
The jawan suffered minor injuries in the incident, the SP told the press in conclusion, adding that the jawan’s condition is stated to be stable.
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