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Terror strikes Bijapur in Chhattisgarh; IED blast by Naxals injures 3

Three civilians, including a teenage girl, were injured by a Naxalite-planted pressure IED in Bijapur district's Dhangol village while collecting mushrooms.

IED blast in Chhattisgarh

IED blast in Chhattisgarh

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A teenage girl and two other persons were injured after a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Monday.

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The incident took place on Sunday evening when the three persons, residents of Dhangol village under Madded police station limits, had gone to a nearby forest to collect mushrooms, a police official said.

They inadvertently came in contact with the pressure IED, which exploded causing injuries to their legs and faces, he said.

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The three persons -- identified as Chidem Kanhaiya (24), Korse Santosh (26) and Kavita Kudiam (16) -- were shifted to Bijapur district hospital, he said.

Naxalites often plant IEDs on dirt tracks to target security personnel, who use such routes during anti-Naxal operations inside forests.

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Civilians have fallen prey to such traps laid by Naxalities in the past in the Bastar region, which includes Bijapur district.

PTI

Maoists Chhattisgarh Naxal
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