NEW DELHI – A bomb blast has been reported in North East India.

Indian CRPF jawan was injured in the explosion suspected to be planted bythe Naxals, in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday. Sunderraj P,Deputy Inspector General, South Bastar, told Bhasha/PTI on phone thatLakshman Rao (29), a jawan of the 85th battalion of the Central ReservePolice Force, was injured after stepping on a pressure bomb near MahadevGhat, Indian Express has reported.

He was part of a CRPF team which had set out for Bhopalpatnam from Bijapurfor patrolling, the DIG said.

Rao was shifted to Raipur for treatment, he said.