Jamshedpur, April 6 -- National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought detailed information from Jharkhand police about seven hardcore Naxals operating inside the Saranda Forests, even as another jawan of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was injured seriously in a Maoist IED blast in Baliba area under Chotanagra police station inside Saranda Forests in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, police said on Monday.

The injured jawan identified as Anuj Kumar was rescued out of the jungles and air-lifted to Ranchi for better treatment.

"CoBRA battalion -205 jawan Anuj Kumar got injured in one of many IEDs planted by the banned LWE outfit CPI (Maoist) extremists during search operation early Monday morning at Baliba under Cho...