Raipur: Two policemen were injured Wednesday
in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
The incident took place in Cherpal village when the
explosives went off while the security personnel were
de-mining the Bijapur-Gangalur road, District Superintendent
of Police Avinash Mohanty said.
The policemen were on patrol in the area after
receiving a tip off that Naxals had laid a landmine on the
stretch, Mohanty said.
Further details are awaited.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 16:03