Raipur, Oct 11 || A CoBRA commando sustained minor injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists during an area domination operation in the insurgency-hit Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
The incident occurred near Pujari Kanker under the jurisdiction of Usur Police Station.
According to official sources, a team of security personnel from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Pujari Kanker set out early Saturday morning for a routine area domination patrol.
While combing the forested terrain, a pressure-activated IED, planted by Maoist insurgents, detonated, injuring one jawan from the elite CoBRA 206 battalion.
The injured soldier was promptly evacuated and is being shifted to a higher medical facility for advanced treatment.