2 STF Jawans Injured In IED Blast Allegedly Triggered By Naxalites In Bijapur District

Bijapur District, March 23, 2025: Two STF jawans sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) authorities believe was triggered by Naxalites in order to blow up a vehicle they were traveling in went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, a police official announced to the press today.

According to the police official, the blast occurred around 5.45pm near the Gorla rivulet under the Madded police station limits when a team of STF personnel was returning in a pick-up vehicle after an anti-Naxalite operation.

As per the police officials report, the alleged Naxalites triggered the blast in a bid to target the vehicle, but the explosion took place some distance away.

In his prepared remarks, the police official stated that two personnel of the Special Task Force (STF), a unit of the state police, sustained minor injuries due to shock waves in the impact of the explosion, adding that there was no serious damage to any vehicle or personnel due to the IED blast.

The police official concluded his statement by saying that the injured STF jawans were administered first aid at the primary health center in Madded and later shifted to the Bijapur District Hospital for further treatment, adding that they were believed to be out of danger and that a combing operation was underway in the area of the IED blast.

Source : https://www.deccanherald.com/india/chhattisgarh/2-security-personnel-injured-as-naxalites-trigger-ied-blast-in-chhattisgarhs-bijapur-3459137

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