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Chhattisgarh police personnel killed in IED blast during demining operation in Kanker
- On Saturday, four District Reserve Guard personnel were killed in an accidental Improvised Explosive Device blast during a demining operation in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district near the Kanker-Narayanpur boundary.
- Personnel from the Chhotebethiya Police Station launched the operation to demine IEDs and secure the area, a former Maoist stronghold near Abujhmad, where the device detonated during neutralization efforts.
- Bastar Range Inspector General Sundarraj described the incident as a "tragic accident," while noting that security forces have successfully recovered hundreds of IEDs in recent months from surrendered Maoist cadres.
- This marks the first security personnel fatality following the Union Home Ministry's March 31 deadline to end Left-wing extremism, as Union Home Minister Amit Shah mandated a massive push against threats since 2024.
- Between 2024 and 2026, over 500 Maoists were killed, while 42 security personnel and 119 civilians died in Maoist-related violence, figures reflecting the ongoing intensity of the conflict against Naxal threats.
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4 jawans killed in Chhattisgarh while demining old IEDs planted by Naxals
The explosion occurred in a forest area adjoining Narayanpur district, where a team of the police team was conducting a demining operation to locate and defuse IEDs planted by Naxalites in the past, an official said.
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