UditVani Jamshedpur : A CRPF officer of sub-inspector rank was injured in an IED blast in neighbouring West Singhbhum district.
The IED Blast was triggered by naxals at Radha Poda village under the Jeraikela thana area in West Singhbhum on Tuesday morning.
Identified as Subodh Kumar who belongs to the CRPF’s 134 battalion has been airlifted to a hospital in Ranchi after being administered first aid at a health hub in Jeraikela.
West Singhbhum SP Ashutosh Shekhar said the paramilitary forces, including the CRPF’s 134 battalion had started an anti-insurgency operations in the hilly terrain of Jeraikela and the adjoining areas since March 4.
During the operation, the paramilitary forces had an encounter with the naxals.
After a prolonged exchange of fire between the two sides, the naxals started retreating in view of the super firepower of the paramilitary forces.
While fleeing the spot, the naxals triggered a powerful IED that they had planted in the jungle before, aiming to target the paramilitary forces.
The sub-inspector Subodh Kumar who was in the blast’s impact range was injured.
The police and CRPF jawans immediately taken care of the injured officer and had arranged a helicopter to take him to Ranchi for treatment.
Police sources informed that the condition of the injured officer is stable and he is recuperating.
Top rebels, belonging to the outlawed outfit, CPI-Maoist, had sneaked into the Kolhan forest region along with their squad for the past three years, giving a challenging time to the police and paramilitary forces which are trying to eliminate the insurgents by running anti-insurgency operations there.
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