BSF personnel escape landmine explosion in Odisha

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.