NARAYANPUR: An ITBP jawan of the 29th batallion was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Naxal-affected Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh.

The blast took place in Hikpola forests, 2 kilometers away from Dhanora police station in the south-west said police officials.

The jawan suffered minor injuries and is admitted to the nearby hospital said Narayanpur SP Pushkar Sharma. A combing operation was carried out and an another pressure device was disrupted.