BSF jawan injured in landmine blast in Odisha
Malkangiri (Odisha), Feb 21 (PTI) A Border Security Force jawan was seriously injured on Sunday after a landmine, suspectedly planted by Maoists, went off in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said.
The landmine explosion occurred when a group of security force personnel were returning after a combing operation in Gagapadar forest under the jurisdiction of Mathili Police Station.
The BSF jawan sustained serious injuries on his left leg and was hospitalised.
He was later shifted to a medical facility in Raipur of Chhattishgarh by a chopper ambulance.
His condition is stated to be stable, Malkangiri SP Rishikesh D Khilari said.
The SP also said the police have intensified combing operations in the forest following the incident. PTI COR AAM BDC BDC
