Bijapur: In a tragic incident on Monday, as many as eight jawans and one driver has died in an IED blast in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, said reliable reports in this regard. According to reports, a total of nine people have been killed out of them eight Dantewada DRG jawans and one driver, lost their lives after their vehicle was blown up by naxals through an IED blast, in Bijapur. They were returning after a joint operation of Dantewada, Narayanpur and Bijapur, informed the IG of Bastar.