India, Jan. 26 -- Eleven security personnel were injured in six Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, police said on Monday.

"The injured jawans were airlifted to Raipur for treatment. Their condition is stable, and they are recovering well," said inspector general Sunderraj P.

The IEDs went off during the operation launched following inputs about the presence of Maoists in a forested area near the Karegutta hills along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. The area is believed to be a stronghold of the first battalion of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army, the armed wing of the Maoists.

The IED blasts took place at different intervals. Three of the perso...