Raipur, Chhattisgarh: Reinforcement was rushed to the spot, and the injured policemen have been brought to a local hospital for treatment, he said.
A search operation is underway in the region, he added.
Maoists had earlier called for a day-long bandh today in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh to protest against the alleged displacement of tribals due to development projects.
Two policemen were injured in a pressure bomb blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district today, police said.
"The blast occurred near Emargunda village when the security personnel were carrying out a combing operation in the Gangaloor police station limits," a senior police official told the Press Trust of India (PTI).
"The security personnel accidentally came in contact with a pressure bomb planted by Maoists outside the village. In the explosion, head constable Rajesh Sen and assistant constable Asharam Netam sustained injuries," he told PTI.
A search operation is underway in the region, he added.
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