KUMUD JENAMANI
Jamshedpur, Feb 2: Three CRPF jawans were injured as they fell prey to an IED blast in the Porahat forest division under the Goelkera thana area of West Singhbhum district about 180 km away from here on Thursday morning.
The blast triggered obviously by the CPI-Maoist rebels took place at Merelgeda jungle while the victims belonging to the 60 battalions of the CRPF were carrying out an anti-insurgency operation at about 11.00 am today.
The injured identified as Rakesh Pathak, Pankaj Yadav and BD Guda were airlifted to a Ranchi for treatment at a hospital there in the state capital.
The West Singhbhum district superintendent of police, Ashutosh Shekhar confirmed the IED blast resulted in injuries to three jawans during an anti-insurgency operation in the Porahat forest.
“The injured have been airlifted to Ranchi for immediate medical care. The operation is on,” said Shekhar while talking to lagatar24.com.
Notably, the Naxals, who are hiding in Kolhan and Porahat forest divisions for about one month having planted IEDs in the peripheral areas of those two forest divisions, have so far triggered half-a-dozen IEDs, resulting in injuries to as many as 14 jawans belonging to the paramilitary forces which are making a concerted effort to flush them out.
The Naxals have also targeted civilians in their evil design, apparently in frustration during the onslaught which began on January 11.
