Overview
- In West Singhbhum’s Saranda forests, an IED blast in the Kolbhonga area killed a girl and injured two women who had gone to collect leaves, police said.
- West Singhbhum SP Amit Renu said the injured were treated in Manoharpur and are stable, and the surrounding area has been sealed for search operations.
- A day earlier in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma, constable Muchaki Durga sustained a left-foot injury after stepping on a pressure IED during an area-domination patrol from the Gogunda camp.
- Durga was airlifted to Raipur for advanced care and is reported to be out of danger, according to police and hospital sources.
- Security forces have rushed additional DRG, Bastar Fighters and CRPF CoBRA units, deployed drones and dog squads, and registered a case under the BNS, Explosive Substances Act and UAPA as police highlight a persistent IED threat in Bastar and Saranda.