Two cops injured in Maoist bomb explosion in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: Two police personnel were injured when a pressure bomb laid by Maoist exploded in Sukma district of South Chhattisgarh today, the police said.

The incident took place when they were on an area domination exercise under Chintagufa police station limits, Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police Neeraj Chandrakar said.
Assistant constables Munna Madkam and Anil Samrath were injured in the blast when they were hit by the pressure bomb laid by the rebels, he said.
After being administered first aid at Konta Primary Health Centre, the two policemen were brought to Jagdalpur Medical College, he said, adding one of them has been airlifted to Raipur for further treatment. The condition of the injured is stated to be stable, he said.