Ranchi: A jawan was critically injured during an ongoing search operation at the Saranda jungles in Jharkhand. Maoists blasted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Babudara under Chotanagar police limits in Jharkhand.The injured jawan has been identified as Manoj Damai of the Jharkhand Jaguar forces. He was airlifted to Ranchi for medical treatment.As many as 18,000 detonators were seized during the anti-Maoist operations in Saranda forests. Around 60 battalions of Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Jaguars were carrying out the operations.
