The incident took place under Aranpur police station limits when a police team was patrolling in the region to ensure security to an under construction road in Aranpur-Jagargunda (Sukma) that goes through dense forests, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyap told PTI.
"Around 1.5 kms away from Aranpur, when security forces were patrolling towards Jagargunda, two personnel inadvertently stepped over apressureimprovised explosive device (IED)that triggered a blast and injuredthem," the SP said.
Assistant sub-inspector Santosh Thakur and assistant constable Lalsingh Netam, both posted at Aranpur, sustained minor injuries in the blast and were admitted to a local hospital in Dantewada, the SP said.