Overview
- Aayta Kuhrami, 20, from Kasturipad village, stepped on a pressure-triggered device in a nearby forest on Sunday.
- He sustained severe leg injuries and died while being shifted to a hospital, according to police.
- Security forces began searches in the Usoor police station area to detect and neutralise additional explosives.
- Officials urged residents to avoid suspicious tracks in forests and to report any unknown objects or activities to police or security camps.
- The blast follows a similar January 5 injury to a 15-year-old in Bijapur, with police counting 46 deaths from Maoist violence in Bastar last year.