Four CRPF Jawans Injured in Naxal-triggered IED Blast in Jharkhand

The injured jawans are being rushed to nearby hospitals.

The area in Jharkhand where a series of blasts took place. (Photo Courtesy: Google Maps Screengrab)

Four CRPF personnel were injured on Saturday in a series of IED blasts carried out by Naxals in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand.

Officials said the incident occurred near Topchanchi-Jitpur axis when bike-borne troops of the force were out on patrol in the Left Wing extremism-affected areas of the district.

Four troops have been injured after a series of IED blasts occurred in the area. The team was led by a senior officer in the rank of Second-in-command.The injuries are not critical. 

<b>Officials</b>

CRPF troops belonging to the 154th battalion, along with those from state police, were out for a Long Range Patrol when they encountered a series of IED blasts around 12:15 pm.

Reinforcements have reached the spot and the injured are being evacuated to a nearby hospital, they said.

Jharkhand DGP DK Pandey and senior officials are reaching the spot, they added.

Few days back, seven CRPF men were killed in a deadly landmine blast executed by Maoists in Dantewada district of Chhattiagarh.