Police Report 2 DRG Jawans Injured In IED Blast Triggered By Naxalites In Narayanpur District
Narayanpur District, December 20, 2024: Two personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Friday morning, a police official announced to the press today.
The police official declared that the incident occurred around 8.30 am near Kachchapal village, under the Kohkameta police station limits, when a joint team of the DRG and Border Security Force (BSF) was conducting a search operation.
“The operation was launched from the Kachchapal police camp. As the team was condoning off a forested area near Kachchapal, Naxalites detonated the IED, injuring two DRG constables, Janak Patel and Ghasiram Manjhi.” the police official stated.
Narayanpur SP Prabhat Kumar confirmed that the incident occurred near a newly established camp in Kachchapal.
“On December 18, a new camp was opened in the Kachchapal area. The DRG jawans were constructing a road to improve access to the camp when Naxalites triggered the IED blast. Two jawans were injured in the attack,” the SP commented.
According to the police official the injured security personnel were immediately rushed to Narayanpur district hospital, where their condition was said to be stable.
“The soldiers were given first aid at Narayanpur district hospital and are being referred to Raipur for better treatment,” the police official said, adding that one of the injured jawans sustained serious injuries to his leg, while the other’s condition remained stable.
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