Overview
- Officials reported six devices detonating at intervals during a search west of Usur near the Chhattisgarh–Telangana border.
- Ten of the wounded are from the District Reserve Guard and one is a CoBRA sub-inspector identified as G D Rudresh Singh.
- Three personnel suffered serious leg injuries and three sustained splinter wounds to their eyes, with all airlifted to Raipur in stable condition.
- Security forces continued clearance and search operations in the Karregutta Hills, with no specific Maoist unit yet confirmed responsible.
- The sector has seen stepped-up actions before the Centre’s March 31, 2026 deadline, including a 2025 drive that killed 31 Maoists and seized about 450 IEDs.