IED blast in Chhattisgarh kills 3 soldiers, 1 injured:DRG inspector among dead, incident during IED recovery operation

Three soldiers were killed in an IED blast on the Kanker-Narayanpur border of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. While one soldier is seriously injured. The force had set out on a search operation in the Korosokoda forest on Saturday morning. During this time, a powerful explosion occurred suddenly while defusing an IED planted by Naxalites. The incident is from the Chhote Bethiya police station area. It is being reported that the explosion was so intense that the soldiers present at the spot did not even get a chance to recover. The injured soldiers were immediately rescued, but due to serious injuries, 3 soldiers died on the spot. The injured soldier Parmanand Komra has been sent to Kanker for better treatment. These DRG soldiers were martyred Bastar IG said- Operation was being conducted based on information Bastar Range IG Sundarraj P. has confirmed the incident. He said that based on inputs received from surrendered Naxalites, an IED recovery operation has been continuously conducted for the past few months. Hundreds of IEDs have been defused so far, but today this unfortunate accident occurred while defusing an IED. ​