Raipur: A 24-year-old woman was injured in a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on December 12. The injured lady, identified as Lachhi Madvi was administered primary treatment and subsequently rushed to district hospital, where she is being treated.
The incident occurred in the forest area along Chunchkota village under the jurisdiction of Farsegarh police station limits when Lacchi was out for cattle razing work. She accidently came in contact with the IED planted by Maoists, triggering an explosion which left her seriously wounded.
A team of security personnel also reached the spot upon receiving information about the explosion which occurred at around 3pm in the evening.
Maoists plant pressure IEDs to cause harm to security personnel and to obstruct forward movement of security teams into deep forests zone used as hideouts by ultras. Ordinary citizens navigating through forests trails for their daily works such as collection of forest produce and cattle razing work however often came in contact with these IEDs accidently, leading to explosions.
Bijapur IED Blast News:
▶️प्रेशर IED की चपेट में आई ग्रामीण महिला।
▶️चुचकोंटा जंगल की घटना।
▶️देखिए… #Bijapur #IEDBlastNews #Chhattisgarh @DistrictBijapur pic.twitter.com/bBrI144WHh— IBC24 News (@IBC24News) December 12, 2025
Numerous such blasts have resulted in causalities or permanent injuries for civilians, underscoring the grave threat posed by pressure bombs to the civilian population in Naxal-prone areas.
‘Naxalism on the verge of elimination’: Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai
Meanwhile Chhattisgarh Chief Minister on Friday said that Naxalism in Chhattisgarh is moving towards complete elimination. Addressing a press conference on the eve of completion of two year-tenure of the BJP government in the state, CM Sai laude the efforts of security forces.
“Today the entire country knows that in just two years, because of the double engine government (Union and the state) and the firm resolve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, our security forces have fought Maoists with exceptional courage. Under Home Minister Shah’s guidance Naxalism is moving towards complete elimination,” said the CM.
He noted that as many as 2386 Maoists have surrender in the state in the past two years with around 1900 others arrested during operations. He added that forces have also gunned down more than 500 Maoists in encounters in the same period.
The CM stressed that while a decisive battle is being fought against Maoism in the state, the focus of the government remains on the holistic development of Bastar. He mentioned that residents of the Maoist-affected areas are being provided with all the basic amenities under the Niyad Nellanar scheme.
