Around 60 BSF personnel were returning to their base camp at Kalimela after the operation in Bejangwada when the explosion took place barely 40 metres from them on a forest road near Gamphakonda, the sources said.

"The jawans escaped unhurt," a senior police official said.

Steps have been taken to intensify patrolling in the area after the incident, the sources said.

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First Published: Aug 24 2012 | 6:06 PM IST

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