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2 CRPF jawans injured by IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

Type of event:
IED - Improvised Explosive Device

Victims

-1

Wounded

2

Date

June 5, 2023

What happened

2 CRPF jawans were injured by an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur. The pressure IED was planted by Naxalites which caused the blast.

The incident took place near Tekameta hill under Gangaloor police station limits when a team of the CRPF’s 85th battalion was out on an area domination operation from Pusnar camp, located around 400 km from state capital Raipur.

Where it happened

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