Overview
- Two explosions hours apart hit a cordon-and-search in the Karregutta hills on the Dantewada–Bijapur border, injuring three District Reserve Guard jawans.
- Injured personnel were evacuated by helicopter to a Raipur hospital for advanced treatment, with their conditions under evaluation, police said.
- The latest incident follows an intelligence-led sweep on January 24 between Bandepara and Neelamadgu where 16 pressure IEDs hidden in beer bottles were found.
- Bomb Disposal Squad teams neutralised all 16 devices on site and unearthed a Maoist dump with 784 gelatin sticks weighing about 100 kg, cordex wire, uniforms, and communication gear.
- A day earlier, a civilian identified as Raju Modiyami was seriously hurt by a pressure IED in Lankapalli forest and remains under hospital care as monitoring and proactive operations continue.