Bijapur:
The Naxalites carried out the IED blast near Pedakodepal village on NH16, 14 kms from the district headquarters in Bijapur, and fired at the security personnel, Additional Director General, Naxal Operation, Ram Niwas said.
Eight CRPF personnel of 168 Battalion, including a driver, who were travelling in a bunker vehicle from Basaguda Avapalli to Bijapur, 284 km from here, were killed while 10 others were injured, he said.
The injured have been admitted to hospital in Jagdalpur.
The Naxalites carried out the IED blast near Pedakodepal village on NH16, 14 kms from the district headquarters in Bijapur, and fired at the security personnel, Additional Director General, Naxal Operation, Ram Niwas said.
Eight CRPF personnel of 168 Battalion, including a driver, who were travelling in a bunker vehicle from Basaguda Avapalli to Bijapur, 284 km from here, were killed while 10 others were injured, he said.
The injured have been admitted to hospital in Jagdalpur.
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