Chaibasa, April 6 -- A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan has sustained injuries in an IED blast during an anti-naxal operation in the forests of Saranda in Jharkhand, the police said.

According to the police, the injured jawan has been airlifted to Ranchi for better medical assessment and treatment after the blast.

Further details regarding the incident are awaited.

Meanwhile, Naxalite leader Prashant Bose, who carried a bounty of one crore rupees on his head and was lodged in Ranchi's Birsa Munda Jail, passed away on Thursday.

The top CPI Maoist leader breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), authorities said.

According to RIMS Superintendent Hiren Birua, the 82-year-old ...