According to reports, at least nine Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in an IED blast by the Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Tuesday. The mine-protected vehicle, the personnel were travelling in, was blown up by a lot of explosives when they were patrolling in a forest in the Kistaram area. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asked the CRPF Director-General to rush to the spot and take stock of the situation.