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Jharkhand: 4 CRPF personnel injured in landmine blast

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

Ranchi: Four CRPF personnel were injured in a series of landmine blasts carried out by Naxals in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday.

Officials said the incident occurred near Topchanchi-Jitpur axis when bike-borne troops of the force were out on patrol in Naxal-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," they said.

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 D K 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.

( Source : PTI )
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