Two personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) were injured in an IED blast triggered by Maoists in Malkangiri district of south Odisha on Friday morning.
The injured jawans were rushed to Malkangiri district hospital and efforts are on to airlift them to Visakhapatnam for treatment.
According to police sources, the BSF personnel, involved in anti-Maoist operations in Kalimela police station area, came under the attack, when trying to remove some anti-poll posters and banners put up by Naxalites in Telarai. After the pressure bomb was detonated, an exchange of fire between the BSF personnel and Maoists took place, Inspector-General of Police, south-western range, Yashwant Jethwa said. Extra forces have been rushed to the area and intense search operation has been launched to track down the ultras.
