2 security personnel martyred in Naxal IED blast in Sukma
According to official sources, the Naxalites planted the IED along the route from Jagargunda area to Tekalgudam.
According to official sources, the Naxalites planted the IED along the route from Jagargunda area to Tekalgudam.
The quick and effective response by the security forces resulted in a successful chase and subsequent arrest of 15 Maoist including seven women Maoists. The arrested individuals were found to be members of the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation and its affiliates.
"My thoughts are with the bereaved family. During this difficult time, we stand with all the families. May God grant the departed souls a place at his holy feet and strength to the family members to bear this sorrow,” the UP CM tweeted.
The police have also recovered two remote-controlled IEDs and detonators from their possession.
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, who also serves as the state's home minister, condemned the bombing, calling it a cowardly crime.
The deceased officer, belonging to CoBRA's 206th battalion, was a resident of Maharashtra's Nashik district. The seven other injured personnel were undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Raipur.
The dog named Sophia, also known as 'Shiksha', saved lives of her colleagues and people involved in the road construction.
The law enforcement agencies further informed that the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) that was fitted on a motorcycle in Chaman city's Mall Road area, as reported by The Express Tribune.
The blast took place at Gongoo area of Pulwama in South Kashmir this morning as security forces were passing through the area, a police official said.
A major car bomb attack was averted on Wednesday night after police in Kashmir's Pulwama intercepted a vehicle moving about with 40-45 kg of explosives.
