Bijapur: A jawan from the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), an elite unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during an area domination operation in Bijapur district on Friday, February 15.
The injured jawan was identified as Arun Kumar Yadav who was injured after the IED planted by Maoists exploded in the forests area. According to Bijapur Police, the blast occurred when a team of CoBRA was out on an area domination operation.
The injured jawan was immediately evacuated and rushed to Bijapur from where he was referred to Raipur for advanced medical treatment. His condition is reported to be stable and out of danger.
Chhattisgarh | One jawan got injured in a pressure IED blast planted by Naxalites in Bijapur. The injured jawan was evacuated and referred to Raipur for better treatment. His condition is normal and out of danger: Bijapur Police
— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2025
Notably in a similar incident on February 11, another CRPF jawan was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma. The incident took place near a security camp at Sukma-Dantewada inter-district border under Jagargunda police station limits, injuring a CRPF head-constable.
A team of security personnel was out on area domination exercise in the area, during their return to the camp head-constable M N Shukla accidently stepped on a pressure IED, leading to an explosion. The injured jawan was administered primary treatment and airlifted to Raipur.
At least three security personnel were injured in another IED blast near the Bijapur-Dantewada border area on February 4.
The incident occurred during a joint anti-Maoist operation launched in the forest area near inter-district border of Bijapur-Dantewada causing injuries to a jawan of CRPF and two personnel of Districts Reserve Guard (DRG).
The IED planted by Maoists exploded after two personnel of the joint team accidently stepped upon it, causing an explosion. The blast caused injuries to two personnel while the third jawan got injured after he stepped upon a spike-trap laid by extremists. The injured security personnel were later taken to Raipur for treatment.
