The investigators have claimed that the Doctor Terror module had planned an operation on December 6. There were a total of eight doctors who were initially part of the terror module.
The attack once again highlighted the persistent threat posed by left-wing extremists, even as security forces continue to maintain pressure on insurgent networks.
A 50-year-old villager sustained serious injuries after stepping on a pressure IED allegedly planted by Maoists in a forested area near Pujarikanker village under the Usoor police station limits in Bijapur district of south Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Monday evening.
An improvised explosive device (IED) blast claimed the life of a central paramilitary personnel during an anti-Naxal search operation, cops said.
One of the most ambitious anti-Maoist offensives in recent years is underway in the rugged Karregutta hills of the Bijapur district, deep within the forested trijunction of Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Maharashtra.
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, who also serves as the state's home minister, condemned the bombing, calling it a cowardly crime.
The deceased officer, belonging to CoBRA's 206th battalion, was a resident of Maharashtra's Nashik district. The seven other injured personnel were undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Raipur.
The dog named Sophia, also known as 'Shiksha', saved lives of her colleagues and people involved in the road construction.
The law enforcement agencies further informed that the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) that was fitted on a motorcycle in Chaman city's Mall Road area, as reported by The Express Tribune.
The blast took place at Gongoo area of Pulwama in South Kashmir this morning as security forces were passing through the area, a police official said.
