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Constable killed in explosion

Nagpur: A Maharashtra police constable was killed and another was injured when naxalites triggered a landmine explosion in Gadchiroli district on Friday, a senior official said. “The naxals triggered the blast under a patrolling jeep near Hallewada on Etapalli-Kasansur road,” Additional Director-General of Police, Anti-Naxalites Operation, Pankaj Gupta, told PTI.

The constable killed in the blast was identified as Nana Kumbhre. The driver of the jeep, who is yet to be identified, sustained a fracture in hand, Mr. Gupta said. — PTI

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