A trooperof 158th Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Kekrang Jharna at Kisko block under Pesrar Police Station limits in Lohardaga District of Jharkhand on December 25, reports The Hindu. The injured trooper has been identified as Abhijit Oraon who reportedly lost his leg in the blast. As per CRPF’s 158th Battalion Commandant P.K. Sandwar, the incident took place when the security personnel were conducting an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation in the said area.