<p class="title">An official of the CRPF's elite CoBRA unit was on Thursday killed and another jawan injured when a pressure bomb, planted by Naxals, went off in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, the police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The blast occurred around 7.45 am in a forest near Puswada village when a road opening party of the 206th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) - a specialised unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - was out on patrolling, a senior police official told PTI.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Sub-Inspector Rajesh Kumar, belonging to CoBRA 206th battalion, was killed in the explosion while constable Manik Tinpare of the same unit sustained minor injuries," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The road opening party had launched the operation between Timilwada to Dornapal, around 500 km away from here, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the security personnel were cordoning off a forest near Puswada, the CoBRA official came in contact with a pressure improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Maoists beneath the dirt track, that exploded leaving the two personnel, including him, injured, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the injured personnel were brought to field hospital of the CRPF in Chintagufa where Kumar succumbed to his injuries, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The injured jawan will be airlifted to Raipur for further medication, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A combing operation has been launched in the area to nab the ultras, he added.</p>
<p class="title">An official of the CRPF's elite CoBRA unit was on Thursday killed and another jawan injured when a pressure bomb, planted by Naxals, went off in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, the police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The blast occurred around 7.45 am in a forest near Puswada village when a road opening party of the 206th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) - a specialised unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - was out on patrolling, a senior police official told PTI.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Sub-Inspector Rajesh Kumar, belonging to CoBRA 206th battalion, was killed in the explosion while constable Manik Tinpare of the same unit sustained minor injuries," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The road opening party had launched the operation between Timilwada to Dornapal, around 500 km away from here, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the security personnel were cordoning off a forest near Puswada, the CoBRA official came in contact with a pressure improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Maoists beneath the dirt track, that exploded leaving the two personnel, including him, injured, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the injured personnel were brought to field hospital of the CRPF in Chintagufa where Kumar succumbed to his injuries, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The injured jawan will be airlifted to Raipur for further medication, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A combing operation has been launched in the area to nab the ultras, he added.</p>