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This is an archive article published on March 27, 2023
Cop killed in IED blast in Bijapur, eighth victim to Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh this year
The victim, Vijay Yadav, was part of an area domination exercise and accidentally stepped on the pressured IED hidden between Etepal and Timenar villages.
The incident occurred around 7.40 am around a new police camp in the Timenar village. (Representational)
A 58-year-old police personnel was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Maoist-prone Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh Monday morning. He was the eight security personnel killed by Maoists this year in the state.
The incident occurred around 7.40 am around a new police camp in the Timenar village. The victim, Vijay Yadav, was part of an area domination exercise and accidentally stepped on the pressured IED hidden between Etepal and Timenar villages.
Yadav was a resident of Jagdalpur and a native of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, said officials.
The police camp at Timenar was made functional earlier this month to make a road which connects Timmenar, Dumripalna and Hiroli. Once the road is made, it will reduce travel time between Bijapur city and Timmenar from nearly two hours to 35 minutes.
The road connectivity will enable the government to bring various facilities to Timenar villagers like public distribution system (PDS), school, health clinic, mobile tower and connectivity with other parts of the district.
The Indian Express attended a civic action programme (CAP) organised by the Bijapur police on March 4. They helped villagers from Timenar to get identity documents like the Aadhaar card required to avail government schemes. Some Maoists from Timenar village also surrendered at the CAP.
The CAP is an event organised by the police to make friendly relations with the villagers and make them understand the importance of road construction and all the government’s developmental work. Several youngsters in Timenar village have never been to school.
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On February 26, a 43-year-old security personnel from the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Orchha development block of Narayanpur district.
The victim, Sanjay Lakda, was part of the security forces conducting anti-Naxal search operations in the area. On February 25, three personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were killed in the Sukma district and before that, two were killed in Rajnandgaon and one in Dantewada, according to officials.
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