On Wednesday, Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) jawan was killed and another one injured after Communists attacked a team of security personnel and triggered a blast of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district.

Constable Kamlesh Sahu, belonging to the CAF’s 9th battalion, was killed in the incident, while another constable Vinay Kumar Sahu sustained minor injuries.

The incident occurred around 11 am in the Aamdai Ghati iron ore mine area under Chhote Dongar police station limits when the security personnel were out on an area domination operation, a senior police official was quoted as saying by PTI.

“Naxalites triggered an IED blast and opened firing on the patrolling team that led to an encounter between the two sides,” he further said.

The injured jawan was shifted to a local hospital for treatment.

The search operation by a joint team of Indo-Tibetan Border Police and District Reserve Guard is underway in the area.