Bijapur:An Assistant Commandant of CRPF on election duty got injured in an IED blast triggered by Naxalites near Chihka village of Bhairamgarh in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday.
The injured officer was brought to Bhairamgarh Hospital for treatment, a Bijapur Police official said. Earlier in the day, another Jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed on poll duty in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district was injured when a shell of an Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) accidentally exploded, a police official said.
The injured jawan was immediately evacuated from the site and was administered preliminary treatment. The incident occurred near Galgam village under the Usoor police station area when a team of security personnel was out on an area domination operation around 500 metres from a polling booth, he said.