Narayanpur: The Maoists targeted the 27 DRG personnel carrying bus and hit by an IED caused the death of five police personnel and 14 injured. According to the Chhattisgarh DGP DM Awasthi the bus which was travelling between Kadenar and Kanhargaon hit by an IED when the troops were returning after an anti-Maoist operation.

                   “Three security personnel were killed and many others sustained injuries. Reinforcement has been rushed to the spot and further details are awaited,” he said. The 45th Battalion of the ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) is helping in evacuating the injured. The entire area has been cordoned off, and a search operation is ongoing.