Officials said the incident was reported at about 11:30 AM from Barrebeda area in the district when a patrol party of the 33rd battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was out to sanitise an under-construction railway track.
They said constable Kailsh Dhare came in contact with a hidden Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
The jawan has been admitted to a hospital in Antagarh area and is out of danger now, a senior officer said.
Kanker is a Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected district in Chhattisgarh.
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