Chhattisgarh: ASP rank officer killed in IED blast in Sukma
Sukma, June 9 (UNI) An additional superintendent of police Akash Rao Girpunje was killed in a Naxalite-led IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday, Bastar Inspector General P. Sundarraj said.
Giripanje was posted at the Konta division in Sukma district, Sundarraj said, adding the IED blast took place near Dondra on the Konta-Errabora road.
Several officials and personnel were also injured in the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, Sundarraj said.
Police said ASP Akash Rao was part of a foot patrol. Police said that the officers were returning after establishing a new camp on the Konta-Gollapally road.
ASP Girpunje was rushed to Konta health centre, where he succumbed to his injuries. The blast also injured Konta's station house officer (SHO) and sub-divisional police officer.
The blast was part of an attempt to disrupt security forces ahead of the CPI (Maoist)-called Bharat Bandh on June 10.
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