A Police personalfrom the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), identified as Nirmal Kumar Shah, was injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), exploded in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 20, reports Zee News. The explosion took place on Gorna-Mankeli road, where a team of Security Force (SF) personnel along with the BDS of the District Voluntary Force (DVF) was carrying out a demining operation to ensure safety during road construction work. In the operation, the team detected an IED packed in a steel box and planted beneath the dirt track and neutralised it, while another bomb connected to a pressure switch exploded when it was being removed, said an official.
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Bhogam Sudru (40) was arrested from Gangaloor Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh, reports Zee News on November 20. Sudru was allegedly involved in the attack on a Police team in July 2020, said an official.