Bijapur: A Chhattisgarh Armed Force constable was seriously injured on Saturday in an IED explosion near Bangoli Ghat on the bank of the Indravati River in the Left-wing extremism-affected Bastar division, police said.
Earlier, a detachment set out towards Hemlapara – from the CAF's 8th Battalion camp at Nelasnar – on a search operation.
The victim was identified as Const Ramnath Maurya.
He was administered first aid at the Nelasnar Primary Health Centre and subsequently referred to Raipur.
(With UNI inputs)
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