Ranchi, May 28: At least 11 security personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the state police have been left injured after being targeted by Naxals in Seraikela Kharsawan district. The insurgents used an improvised explosive device to trigger the blast in the early hours of Tuesday. No casualties have been reported.

The blast took place at around 4:53am when a joint team of the CRPF's special jungle warfare unit, CoBRA, and the state police was carrying out an operation in the forests of Kuchai area in the district, reports said. Intelligence Bureau Issues Naxal Alert For Uttar Pradesh After Maoist Attack in Maharashtra

According to officials, the IED is suspected to have been buried under the dirt track. The injured troops, eight of the CoBRA and rest belonging to the state police, have been airlifted to state capital Ranchi, they said.

Update by ANI:

The joint team was being led by the 209th battalion of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) of the Central Reserve Police Force deployed in the state for anti-Naxal operations, officials said.

The Maoist assault comes days after the anti-Naxal commando forces were attacked in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli. The IED blast on May 1 had left 15 security personnel dead.

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