Two District Reserve Guard (DRG) troopers were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a forest under Katekalyan Police Station Limits in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on July 6, reports Outlook. According to a Police official, the incident took place when a DRG team was returning to base after destroying a Maoist transit camp. The Security Forces (SFs) also recovered six IEDs from two separate places in the same operation.
“Acting on a tip-off about a Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] transit camp in the forest near Marjum village, a DRG team launched an operation on the night of July 5. When the team reached the spot, on July 6 morning, Naxals had fled leaving behind three IEDs, each weighing five kilograms.” the official said adding that “later on the way back, they recovered three IEDs, each weighing two kilograms, in Kalepal. Meanwhile, two personnel came in contact with a pressure IED connection, triggering a blast in which both sustained minor injuries. The recovered IEDs have been neutralised by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS).”