According to the Bijapur Police, the explosion occurred around 5:00 PM on Saturday, when the boy, identified as Krishna Gota, son of Fakir, a resident of Kondapadgu village, accidentally triggered the device.
Nilotpal, Superintendent of Police, Gadchiroli, said that credible information was received on the night of August 15 about the presence of the Naxalite camp of Sandra LOS (Local Organisation Squad) and other formations in north of Bhopalpatnam in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district along the bo