CRPF officer, jawan injured in IED blast carried out by Naxals in Bihar

By PTI

PATNA: A CRPF officer belonging to its CoBRA commando unit was critically injured together with a jawan after Naxals triggered an IED blast in a forest in Bihar’s Gaya district on Friday, officers stated.

Assistant Commandant Vibhore Kumar Singh suffered severe accidents in each his legs within the blast that came about within the Chakrabandha forest, about 100 km from right here.

Head Constable Surendra Singh was additionally injured within the improvised explosive gadget (IED) blast.

The Maoists additionally believed to have fired on the patrol workforce of the 205th Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), they stated. The incident came about round 5 pm.

The safety personnel accompanying the injured try to evacuate them to the closest highway head as a rescue chopper couldn’t land as a result of darkness, they stated.