Chhattisgarh: Two CRPF personnel injured in IED blast in Dantewada

Both injured personnel were rushed to the hospital for treatment (Representative Image)

Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in an IED blast along the Palli Barsur road in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday. One of the two CRPF personnel remains critical.

The injured personnel are from the CRPF's 195 Battalion.

The pressure IED exploded near Sathdhaar-Malevahi in Dantewada. The police said a dog handler sustained critical injuries, while an inspector suffered minor splinter wounds.

Both injured personnel were rushed to the hospital for treatment.

In another incident, the security forces neutralised one naxal in an encounter in the Kanker-Narayanpur border area, officials said on Wednesday.

Officials identified the naxal as the PLGA Military Company 05 member who had a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head. The encounter took place in the hilly jungle area of the village of Gedabeda of Police Station Partapur.

Forces also recovered a .303 rifle and a walkie-talkie from the site.

Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj P, said that despite difficult geographical conditions and brutal weather, the police and security forces deployed in Bastar are working with complete devotion to protect life and property as per the intention of the Government of India and the Government of Chhattisgarh.

The Inspector General of Police appealed to the Maoist cadres to accept the reality that Maoism is on the verge of ending. "Now the time has come for them to abandon the path of violence and join the mainstream by taking advantage of the government's rehabilitation policy. If they continue illegal and violent activities, they will have to face severe consequences," he said.