Three more women and a two-year-old baby also sustained injuries in the blast, he added.
The incident came to light late last night when the villagers brought the victims to Narayanpur hospital following which security forces were rushed to the place, he said.
The body of deceased has been sent for the postmortem while the injured were being treated at Narayanpur hospital, he added.
The Maoists have planted the IEDs to target security forces deployed to facilitate ongoing road construction on that axis. They mostly plant landmines close to trees and culverts. Several times in the past security forces as well as villagers have become victims of such Maoist blasts in Bastar region,” the IG said.
Further details are awaited, he added.
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