Two BSF men killed, five injured in Naxal attack in Odisha At least two personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) were killed and around five others were seriously injured in a landmine blast targeted at the vehicle of the security personnel in Koraput district of south Odisha on Tuesday morning. According to police sources, this landmine blast occurred at a culvert near Ralegada of Sunki ghat under Pottangi police station limits between 7.30 am to 8am. Senior police officials including Koraput Superintendent of Police, Avinash Kumar and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, south-west range, Devdutta Singh have rushed to the spot. As per Koraput district police headquarter sources, two jawans of the BSF were suspected to have died in this landmine blast. Out of the injured BSF personnel, two seriously injured had been admitted in the Sunki hospital and efforts were on to transport them to Visakhapatnam. But unofficial sources claim death toll to be higher. Maoists triggered off the blast while the vehicle carrying the BSF jawans was crossing the culvert. It was suspected that there were around ten BSF personnel in the vehicle when the blast occurred. Extra security forces including paramilitary forces have been rushed to the area after the incident. It may be noted that on Feb 10, 2012 a Maoist ambush had led to death of four BSF personnel of near Balimela in Malkangiri district adjoining Koraput district. Meanwhile, threat of Maoists has stalled motorboat service to five panchyats of cut off area of Balimela reservoir in neighbouring Malkangiri district since Aug 21.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:24:47 +0000
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