India, Feb. 11 -- A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites exploded in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident occurred near a CRPF camp under Jagargunda police station limits, bordering Dantewada district, during an 'area domination and search' operation by security personnel, said R.K. Barman, additional superintendent of police, Dantewada.

As the team was returning, head constable M.N. Shukla of the CRPF's 231st battalion accidentally stepped on a pressure-activated IED, triggering the blast, he said.

The injured head constable was given preliminary medical treatment before he was airlifted to Raipur for further care, Barman...