IED explodes while being defused; BSF officer injured

A Border Security Force (BSF) officer was on Wednesday injured when an IED, apparently planted by Maoists, exploded while it was being defused by a bomb disposal squad (BDS) in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.

The incident took place near a BSF camp in Korenar village under Bande police station limits, a senior police official said.

The injured was identified as Assistant Commandant Pradeep M, attached to the BSF's 171 battalion, he added.

The home-made bomb was placed beneath the ground on a dirt track between Korenar village and the BSF camp, about 125 km from here, and it was spotted during a search operation by security personnel. The injured was rushed to a local hospital and then airlifted to Raipur for further treatment.