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20-Year-Old Killed by Maoist Pressure IED in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Police launched IED-clearance operations in the Usoor area after the blast.

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.