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Bijapur: On Friday, Amid the first phase of polling, a police official said that a jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed on poll duty was injured in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh when a shell of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) accidentally exploded.
The Bijapur Police said that he was on election duty near Chihka village in Bhairamgarh in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh when the incident occurred. He said that the injured jawan, belonging to CRPF’s 196th battalion, was administered preliminary treatment and was being evacuated.
Official said that the incident took place under the Usoor police station area when a team of security personnel was out on an area domination operation around 500 metres from a polling booth.
The police said the injured assistant commandant is currently undergoing treatment at Bhairamgarh Hospital. Official added that Bijapur district falls in the Naxal-hit Bastar Lok Sabha constituency where voting was underway in the first phase of general elections.
