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Minor Boy Critical In Naxalites' IED Blast In Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

After the blast, CRPF personnel provided first aid to the injured boy and rushed him to district hospital for further treatment.

Bijapur: While on one hand the Maoist Divisional Committees are issuing pamphlets expressing their willingness to surrender and join the mainstream, on the other, some left wing extremist groups are still targeting civilians and security forces by planting IED devices. On Thursday, a minor boy was grievously injured after he stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites in Pidia village under Gangaluur police station area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.

The incident occurred in the afternoon when the child was playing with other children

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