Raipur: A woman constable of the district police was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during an area domination exercise in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, police said on November 27.
The blast took place on Thursday afternoon in the forests of Gogunda area under the jurisdiction of Phoolbagdi police station of Sukma when the personnel were out on an anti-Maoist campaign. The explosion led to serious leg injuries to a female constable.
The injured constable was evacuated from the spot and administered primary treatment before being airlifted to Raipur for advanced medical care.
Security personnel following the incident have launched an extensive search operation in the area. More details about the incident are awaited.
Chhattisgarh | A woman constable of the district police force was injured in an IED blast while on area domination duty in the jungle hills of Gogunda area under the jurisdiction of Phoolbagdi police station of Sukma district. The constable sustained a leg injury in the incident…
— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2025
Security forces have intensified search operations in state’s Maoist-affected Bastar division. A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and police in a search operation launched on Wednesday had also recovered a Maoist dump from Palaguda area of Sukma.
The team during the operation launched in the forest area of Palaguda-Ittapara had recovered 5 muzzle-loading single shot rifle. The personnel had also recovered explosive materials from the spot.
It must be noted that Maoist-related violence has registered a sharp dip in recent few years. According to Ministry of Home Affairs only 3 districts remained severely hit by red terror out of the total 11 Maoist-affected districts in the country.
This reflects a sharp fall from hundred plus Maoist-affected district around a decade ago. The Union Government has announced a deadline to eliminate Maoist-insurgency from Bharat by March 2026.
