An ITBP jawan suffered minor injuries after Naxals triggered an IED blast on Thursday in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district where polling for Lok Sabha elections is underway, officials said.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police constable Maan Singh suffered minor injuries from the splinters of the improvised explosive device (IED) that took place at the Koracha-Manpur axis of the district at about 11 am.
The jawan is out of danger, the official said.
“The rebels detonated the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) around 10:30 am between Medha and Dabba villages, falling under Manpur-Mohla Assembly segment, when a team of the ITBP was out on area domination operation in view of polling in the area.”ITBP Official