Seven killed in IED blast triggered by Maoists in Jharkhand

Palamau Deputy Commissioner K Srinivasan had on Wednesday told media that three policemen had been killed in the blast and seven others injured.

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Maoists on Wednesday triggered a blast in Palamau district of Jharkhand; death toll rises to seven. (Image Source: Google Maps)

With the recovery of four more bodies, the toll in the IED blast triggered by Maoists in Palamau district has climbed to seven.

Palamau Deputy Commissioner K Srinivasan said four bodies were recovered from the spot at Kalapahari area late last night, taking the toll in Wednesday’s blast to seven.

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Srinivasan had on Wednesday told media that three policemen had been killed in the blast and seven others injured.

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The Commandant of 134 Battalion of CRPF, S K Linda, had said the police were on an anti-Naxal operation when the vehicle carrying these personnel drove over the improvised explosive device. CRPF and district policemen were walking at a distance behind the vehicle when the blast took place.

Palamau Deputy Commissioner K Srinivasan had also said last night that there was information about three policemen being killed in the blast that took place on Mohuadand-Japla road at Kalapahari.

This was the first major strike this year.

The injured have been admitted to the Sadar Hospital.The area has been cordoned off.

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