Army Jawans Targeted, Injured In Blast Carried Out By Naxals In Chattisgarh

As per the statement issued by Dantewada police, 38 Naxals were killed in an encounter with security personnel.

A major Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast was carried out on a Naxal patrol search operation in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.

According to IG Bastar P Sundarraj, the Naxals attacked the patrolling team and carried out an IED blast. Meanwhile, two army jawans were injured during the blast incident.

Meanwhile, on Friday, Chhattisgarh's Dantewada police said that at least 38 cadres of naxals were gunned down in an encounter that recently took place in the forest of Abujhmad close to the Dantewada-Narayanpur border.