Woman constable injured in IED explosion in Sukma

A woman police constable sustained injuries when a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Maoists went off in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Thursday (November 27, 2025), said a police officer.

According to the police, the incident took place on a forested hill around 1 p.m. when a team of security personnel was out on an area domination operation from the newly established Gogunda security camp under Keralapal police station limits. A senior police officer said Constable Muchaki Durga of the District Force inadvertently came in contact with the pressure IED, triggering the blast, causing injuries in her left foot, he said.

After being provided preliminary treatment, she was airlifted to Raipur for further medical care, the official said, adding that her condition was stated to be out of danger.