The incident took place between Konde and Chhindpal village when the security forces were on an anti-mining operation in the Badgaon police station area of the district, a senior police official said.
As per information, the jawan stepped on a landmine in the region triggering the blast, the official said.
Additional forces have been rushed to the spot to rescue the injured jawan, the official said, adding the anti-mining operation was still on in the jungles.