A CRPF jawan was today injured in a pressure bomb blast in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
The incident took place when the jawan, Pradip Kumar, accidentally stepped on the pressure bomb planted under a road connecting Ganeshbahar Nala and Fundri ghati, police said.
Kumar was part of a CRPF team patrolling the area which falls under Bhairamgad police station limits.
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The jawan was shifted to local hospital and then to Raipur for better treatment.
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A native of Dharwad in Karnataka, Satish was a dog
handler of the paramilitary squad.
A case has been registered in this connection, Dantewada Additional Superintendent of Police Ramkrishna Sahu said, adding that further probe is on.