Three CRPF men injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

Three CRPF personnel were on Monday injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast during an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.

Officials said the incident took place early on Monday near the Chintagufa-Burkapal axis when troops of 74th battalion were sanitising a track.

Three personnel, including an inspector rank official, were injured in a blast from a hidden IED.

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They said that the three personnel are being airlifted to nearby Jagdalpur for medical care and aid.

Sukma is one of the worst Maoist violence affected districts of the state in the Bastar region.