Two BSF troopers killed in Chhattisgarh IED blast
Raipur/Kanker, July 10 : Two BSF troopers were killed in an IED blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Monday evening, police said.
The blast occurred in the Tarhwali jungle area of the district, when a search party of the Border Security Force (BSF) came to the area after getting reports of Maoist activity there.
As soon as the troopers reached there, the hiding Maoists fired on the security personnel and then detonated the IED, killing troopers Santosh Lakshman and Nityanand Nayak, said Inspector General of Police, Bastar, Vivekanand Sinha.
According to information, the gunfight has ended and the bodies of the two killed troopers recovered. Some Maoists were also reportedly killed in the exchange of fire, but there was no official corroboration of this.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh expressed his grief over the death of the two BSF troopers and extended his condolences to the family, while terming the Maoist attack "cowardly".
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
