Four CRPF personnel injured in blast during explosives disposal in Sukma
Four CRPF personnel were injured in an accidental blast in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district while disposing of unserviceable explosives. The incident occurred during a routine safety operation near a security camp.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the inherent dangers faced by security forces during routine maintenance and disposal of military-grade equipment in conflict-prone regions.
Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured, two of them seriously, in an accidental blast during the disposal of unserviceable and leftover explosives in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, police said.
The incident took place on Thursday (October 8) evening near Elarmadgu security camp within the jurisdiction of the Bheji police station, they said.
An Ammunition Technical Team of the 50th battalion of the CRPF had arrived from Jagdalpur at the Elarmadgu camp under the Konta range to inspect various camps in the area and safely dispose of unserviceable and leftover explosives, said an official.
The team was carrying out the disposal process following prescribed safety protocols near Bodrajpadar Nala, around 200 metres from the security camp, when a fragment of an explosive accidentally flew, landed nearby, and exploded, he said.
Four personnel deployed for security and the disposal operation were injured in the blast, the official said.
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