CRPF constable killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar

Hindustan Times, Raipur | By
Jul 31, 2019 01:40 PM IST

Roshan Kumar, a resident of Nawada in Bihar, was a constable posted with 195 battalion of CRPF.

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast near Mardum in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on Tuesday morning.

Photo for representation(HT Photo)
Photo for representation(HT Photo)

Roshan Kumar, a resident of Nawada in Bihar, was a constable posted with 195 battalion of CRPF and was deployed in Pushapal village.

According to police, the IED which was planted by Maoists was hidden beneath a stone. He was taken to a medical camp where he succumbed to his injuries.

Fifteen security personnel have been killed in Bastar this year in encounters and IED blasts.

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    State Correspondent for Chhattisgarh. Reports Maoism, Politics, Mining and important developments from the state. Covered all sorts of extremism in Central India. Reported from Madhya Pradesh for eight years.

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