Raipur: A 10-year-old girl was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma, the police said on Monday.
According to officials, the incident occurred in the Timmapuram village in the limits of Chintalnar police station on Sunday. The IED was planted by the Maoists, they said.
The girl, identified as Sodhi Malle (10) a resident of the village of Timmapuram, was provided with first-aid. The girl is reportedly out of danger.
Meanwhile, Chintalnar police have launched an investigation in connection with the incident. Further details about the blast are awaited.
Earlier on Sunday, two police personnel were injured in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on Sunday, the police said. According to the police, the blast was carried out by the Maoists.
The incident took place while a team of Kutru Police Station and District Reserve Guard were carrying out area domination duty.
The injured were being treated at Bijapur District Hospital, and the injured jawans were out of danger, police said.
Significantly, nine people, including eight Dantewada District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans and one driver, lost their lives after their vehicle was hit by a strong explosion executed by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
CM hails courage of security forces
Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday, January 12 saluted the courage of the security forces after they neutralised five Maoists following an exchange of fire in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur.
Speaking to ANI, Sai said “We salute the courage of our security forces. Our security forces have been fighting strongly against Naxalism (Maoism) for the last one year and have also been succeeding which has been praised by everyone. Our Prime Minister is working on ending Naxalism by 2026 and his mission will definitely be achieved.”
#WATCH | Raipur: On the Bijapur encounter, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai says, “We salute the courage of our security forces… Our security forces are fighting strongly against Naxalism and are also succeeding…” pic.twitter.com/dNzb9pjOdJ
— ANI (@ANI) January 12, 2025
According to the Superintendent of Police, Bijapur, Jitendra Yadav, “Five Naxalites (Maoists) were killed in an encounter with security forces. The bodies of 2 female naxals and 3 male naxals have been recovered. The identification of the deceased is yet to be done.”
Additionally, the SP said that several automatic and other weapons and explosives were from the forests under the National Park area of the Bijapur district.
“1 SLR rifle, 12 bore rifle, single shot rifle, BGL launcher and other arms and ammunition have been recovered,” said the official.
Sharing details from the encounter, SP Jitendra Yadav said, “Based on the intelligence about the presence of naxals in the Bandepara-Korenjed forests under Madded police station area of the national park area of Bijapur district on January 11, a security force team had gone on an anti-Maoist operation.”
“On Sunday morning, an exchange of fire began between the security forces and the Naxalites in the Bandepara-Korenged forest, which continued till 3-4 pm,” said the SP.
Following the encounter, the search operation led to the recovery of five bodies of the killed Naxals including two women, all in uniforms.
The recovered weapons included one SLR rifle, one 12-bore rifle, two single-shot rifles, one BGL launcher, and one locally made Bharmar gun, along with explosives, Maoist literature, and other materials. (With inputs from ANI)
