Five jawans were killed and two injured on Sunday in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, news agency ANI reported.
The dead jawans, three of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force and two of the District Force, were travelling through Cholnar village in a police vehicle that blew up after hitting and IED device.
More details are awaited.
Earlier in April, security forces had killed eight Maoists, including five women, in a forest in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. This followed a major operation in neighbouring Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli, which left 39 rebels dead.
Source: HindustanTimes