Raipur, June 9 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday expressed grief over the demise of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Akash Rao Giripunje, who succumbed to injuries sustained in an IED blast in Sukma district.

In a post on X, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai termed the IED blast carried out by Naxalites as "extremely saddening".

He informed that the instructions for the treatment of other officers and soldiers who were injured in the IED blast have been given. Sai asserted that a big battle is being fought in Chhattisgarh by the security forces against Naxalites, in which they are getting continuous success.

"Information has been received about the martyrdom of ASP Akash Rao Girpunje ji in an IED blast carrie...