C’garh: In a First, Wild Animal Killed in Naxal IED Blast in Dantewada Jungle; Bear Dies in Explosion, Cubs Starve
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C’garh: In a First, Wild Animal Killed in Naxal IED Blast in Dantewada Jungle; Bear Dies in Explosion, Cubs Starve

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A female wild bear was killed in an improvised explosive device explosion detonated by Maoists in a jungle in Dantewada district of south Bastar, Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday. “We learned about the incident through social media on Wednesday,” said Dantewada district Additional Superintendent of Police R. K. Burman. “The female wild bear stepped on the IED planted by the Maoists, triggering the explosion,” Bastar Range Inspector General of Police P. Sunderraj told this newspaper on Thursday. However, this is the first recorded instance of a wild animal being killed in an IED explosion in Bastar.

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Chhattisgarh: 70-Year-Old Tribal Woman Wounded in Naxal IED Blast, Loses Her Ankles
6 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 70-Year-Old Tribal Woman Wounded in Naxal IED Blast, Loses Her Ankles

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A 70-year-old tribal woman was on Wednesday grievously wounded in the Naxal improvised explosive device blast in Bijapur district under Bastar in Chhattisgarh, police said. According to a senior district police officer, the woman stepped on an IED, planted by Maoists to target security personnel, while she was collecting forest produce in the morning. On January 13, an eight-year-old …

Jharkhand: CRPF dog killed, handler injured in IED blast
3 years, 5 months ago

Jharkhand: CRPF dog killed, handler injured in IED blast

Hindustan Times  

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