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Chhattisgarh: Jawan on poll duty injured as shell bursts accidentally

Election 2024

• undefined 19 Apr 2024, (अपडेटेड 19 Apr 2024, 12:21 PM IST)

The injured jawan, belonging to CRPF's 196th battalion, was administered preliminary treatment and was being evacuated, an official said.

The incident occurred near Galgam village under the Usoor police station area when a team of security personnel was out on an area domination operation around 500 metres from a polling booth, an official said.

A CRPF jawan was injured when a shell of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) accidentally exploded in Chhattisgarh. (Representative image).

Bijapur, Apr 19 (PTI) A jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed on poll duty in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district was injured when a shell of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) accidentally exploded, a police official said.

The injured jawan, belonging to CRPF's 196th battalion, was administered preliminary treatment and was being evacuated, he said.

The incident occurred near Galgam village under the Usoor police station area when a team of security personnel was out on an area domination operation around 500 metres from a polling booth, he said.

Bijapur district falls in the Naxal-hit Bastar Lok Sabha constituency where voting was underway in the first phase of general elections, he added. PTI TKP NR