Key Takeaways
- The BSF jawan Akhilesh Rai died after stepping on an IED during a Road Opening Party in Kanker district.
- A second security personnel, CAF constable Kamlesh Kumar, also attained Sadgati in a separate IED blast in Narayanpur, highlighting escalating Naxal threats.
- Search operations involving the BSF, local police, and the District Reserve Guard are ongoing in the affected villages.
On Thursday, December 14, in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off, resulting in a 45‑year‑old BSF jawan attaining Sadgati.
As per the police, Head Constable Akhilesh Rai stepped on an IED and suffered serious injuries during a Road Opening Party (ROP) operation.
According to officials, the incident took place in the village of Sadaktola, under the Partapur police station jurisdiction.
Rai was a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur, and even though he was rushed to the hospital, he succumbed to his injuries there. Searches are now being conducted in the area by the BSF, the local police, and the DRG (District Reserve Guard).
This is the second incident in two days where a security personnel has lost his life in an IED blast. On Wednesday, another jawan, Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) constable, Kamlesh Kumar, attained Sadgati, in an IED blast near an iron ore mine in Amdai hills in the Narayanpur district in the Bastar region. Another constable suffered minor injuries.
After the blast, the Naxals had opened fire at the forces, who then fired back at them.
