IED event in Chhattisgarh, Bechapal Padampara in Bijapur District area, India on Sat 25th February 2023

A head constable of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) was killed after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) went off near Bechapal Padampara village under Mirtur Police Station limits in the Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on February 25, when a team of CAF was out on an area domination operation, reports The Hindu. The operation was launched from Bechapal police camp towards Kutulpara village, an official said. When the patrolling team was advancing through the area near the camp, head constable Ram Ashish Yadav, belonging to CAF's 19th battalion, inadvertently stepped over a pressure IED connection, triggering the blast, resulting in his death, he said.