more-inFour CRPF personnel including an assistant commandant were injured in a landmine explosion in Latu jungle under Baresaad police station of Naxal-affected Latehar district today, police said. The landmine was allegedly laid by the CPI (Maoists), sources said. All the injured have been shifted by helicopter to Ranchi for better treatment, he said. The incident occurred in course of an anti-Naxal operation in the foothills of Budha Pahar — a suspected strong base of the Naxals. Budha Pahar borders adjacent districts such as Garwah, Gumla as well as the state of Chattisgarh.

Source: The Hindu November 11, 2017 06:33 UTC