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A District Force constable was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Monday, a police official said.
The explosion took place on Elmidi-Awapalli road near Sanjaypara when constable Saraiyya Talandi (30) accidentally stepped on a pressure IED while removing Naxal banners, he said.
The injured jawan has been admitted in the district hospital in Bijapur and was out of danger, the official added.
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