ven-as Chhattisgarh's chief minister-designate and BJP leader Vishnu Deo Sai was busy taking oath along with his cabinet colleagues on December 13 at a ceremony in Raipur in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries, a Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) jawan was killed.

CAF jawan was killed together with another injured following a blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, the police said hours before designate CM Vishnu Deo Sai and others took oath today.

The incident occurred around 11 am in the Aamdai Ghati iron ore mine area under Chhote Dongar police station limits when the security personnel were out on an area domination operation, PTI reports quoting a senior police official.