New Delhi: At least eleven commandos of Indian armed forces were injured after a series of improvised explosive device (IED) blasts during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
According to Global Mirror, the blasts occurred in the forested area of Karregutta Hills, where Maoists had allegedly planted multiple IEDs. Indian media reports said that six explosions took place while Indian forces were carrying out a combing operation in the area.
Ten of the injured personnel belong to the District Reserve Guard (DRG), a unit of the Chhattisgarh Police, while one is from the Central Reserve Police Force’s elite CoBRA unit. The injured CoBRA officer was identified as Rudresh Singh, a sub-inspector of the 210th battalion.
According to Global Mirror, the blasts occurred in the forested area of Karregutta Hills, where Maoists had allegedly planted multiple IEDs. Indian media reports said that six explosions took place while Indian forces were carrying out a combing operation in the area.
Ten of the injured personnel belong to the District Reserve Guard (DRG), a unit of the Chhattisgarh Police, while one is from the Central Reserve Police Force’s elite CoBRA unit. The injured CoBRA officer was identified as Rudresh Singh, a sub-inspector of the 210th battalion.