Updated On: 31 July, 2019 09:11 AM IST | Raipur | mid-day online desk
The blast took place around 6 am near a camp of 195th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Pushpal in Bastar when one of its patrol teams was on its way back, they said

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Raipur: A CRPF jawan was killed on Wednesday in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by the Naxals, officials stated. The blast took place at Pushpal in Bastar around 6 am near a camp of 195th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) when one of its patrol teams was on its way back, they added. A constable-rank jawan was trapped in the blast and lost his life, the officials said.
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