A policeman, who was one of the 20 personnel injured in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoists on Wednesday in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning. Five injured soldiers were airlifted to a Nagpur-based hospital for treatment early on Thursday morning. Injured security personnel were airlifted to Raipur for treatment, the police control room said. The left-wing extremists fled from the spot, leaving their weapons and ammunition after the security forces retaliated with additional forces. The Maoists also killed 12 CRPF soldiers in another attack in Sukma on March 11 this year.

Source: Hindustan Times May 04, 2017 09:45 UTC