Bijapur, May 14: A constable of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) was injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Naxals, exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Saturday.

Police said that the jawan, Ramnath Mauraya, was seriously injured in the incident and was admitted to a government hospital in Dantewada.

The incident occurred in the morning near Pandemurga village under Nelasnar police station limits, where a road opening party (ROP) of the CAF’s 8th battalion was out for patrolling, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P said.

 “When the patrolling team, which had launched the operation from Nelasnar camp, was cordoning off the route ahead of Pandemurga, constable Ramnath Maurya stepped on the pressure IED connection, triggering the blast,” said the IG.