IED event in Chhattisgarh, Markanar area, India on Fri 7th October 2022

A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exploded near Markanar village on the Koyalibeda-Panidobir Road under Koyalibeda Police Station limits in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on October 7, reports The Pioneer. Superintendent of Police (SP), Shalabh Sinha confirmed the incident and said that there was no major damage due to the IED blast that took place on the Koyalibeda-Panidobir Road when BSF personnel were evacuating a colleague for treatment from the Panidobir camp. The blast took place before the visit of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to take part in various programs in Kanker. The Security Forces (SFs) increased search operation in the interior areas of the district and subsequently recovered two live IEDs from the area, which was safely defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of Regional Headquarters Kanker.