Raipur:
A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was today injured in an IED blast triggered by suspected Naxals in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh.
The incident took place between Konde and Chhindpal village when the security forces were on an anti-mining operation in the Badgaon police station area of the district, a senior police official said.
According to one of the officials the jawan stepped on a landmine in the region triggering the blast.
Additional forces have been rushed to the spot to rescue the injured jawan, the official said, adding the anti-mining operation was still on in the jungles.