CRPF personnel throughout a seek for nxalites in delicate areas of Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. File photograph
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A commando of CoBRA, an elite unit of CRPF, was injured on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in an IED blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district as polling for the primary section of State Assembly elections bought underway in the area, police mentioned.
The incident occurred when a joint group of CRPF and Commando Battalions for Resolute Action (CoBRA) 206th battalion was out on an space domination operation from Tondamarka camp in direction of Elmagunda village to make sure safety throughout polls, a senior police official mentioned.
During patrolling, Inspector Shrikant belonging to CoBRA 206th battalion, inadvertently stepped over the IED, planted by Naxalites, resulting in the explosion inflicting accidents to him, the official mentioned.
The space falls beneath Konta meeting section, which is among the many 20 constituencies the place voting is being held Tuesday in the primary section of the two-phase elections for the 90-member state meeting.