The google image of the Kanker region in Chhattisgarh. Photo: Google Earth.
Three members of the Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guards (DRG) were killed, and one was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Maoists in the past, exploded during a demining operation in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Saturday (May 2, 2026), said a senior police officer.
The victim was conducting a demining operation in a forest area under the Chhotebethiya police station when the IED went off, said Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj.
Published – May 02, 2026 03:50 pm IST
