Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:55am on 18 Aug 2025,Monday India
A jawan of Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) was killed and 3 others injured in an IED blast triggered by Maoists in Bijapur district on Monday. The explosion took place in Indravati National Park when the team was on an anti-Maoist operation. DRG jawan Dinesh Nag died in the blast. The injured were given first aid and evacuated from the forest. Security forces have stepped up operations as part of the Centre’s mission to eliminate Maoism by March 2026. In recent months, many Maoists have been killed or surrendered during the ongoing crackdown in Chhattisgarh. (PC: NDTV)
