New Delhi: A police jawan was killed and three others were injured on Monday morning after an improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Maoists, detonated in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
The explosion occurred in the Indravati National Park area while a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG), a specialised unit of the state police, was conducting an anti-Naxal operation.
Speaking to ANI, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj said, “The explosion took place on Monday morning in Indravati National Park area when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG), a unit of the state police, was out on an anti-Naxal operation.”
DRG jawan Dinesh Nag was killed in the blast, while three other personnel sustained injuries. “The injured personnel were administered preliminary treatment and were being evacuated from the forest,” Sundarraj added.
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Jawan Dinesh Nag of the Bijapur DRG team lost his life, and three jawans were injured due to an IED blast. The condition of the injured jawans is out of danger. After first aid, they are being evacuated, and necessary arrangements are being made for better… https://t.co/UR8u7auzQO
— ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2025
This incident comes less than a week after another DRG official was injured in a similar attack in the same district. On Thursday, 14 August, a pressure IED planted by Maoists exploded in a forested area of Indravati, under the jurisdiction of Bhairamgarh police station. A joint team of the DRG and the Special Task Force (STF) had been carrying out an anti-Naxal operation when the device went off.
The region remains one of the most heavily affected by Maoist insurgency, and security forces regularly conduct operations to counter extremist activity in these forested zones.
Further updates are awaited as the injured personnel are being moved to receive advanced medical treatment.