CRPF jawan killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

A CRPF jawan was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxals in Bastar district.

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Updated : 31 July 2019, 11:01 AM IST
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Raipur:  A CRPF jawan was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxals in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, officials said.

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The blast took place around 6 am near a camp of 195th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Pushpal in Bastar when one of its patrol teams was on its way back, they said.

A constable-rank jawan was trapped in the blast, the officials said. (PTI)