One jawan was killed and four injured in a suspected improvised explosive device blast in Nagaland’s Sukhovi on Monday, the defence public relations officer in Kohima told Scroll.

The explosion occurred between 2.30 pm and 3 pm near Assam Rifles vehicles, the officer said.

The security forces launched a search operation in the area and more details were awaited, ANI quoted the officer as saying.

Inputs from Rokibuz Zaman. Edited by Anamika Pathak and Nachiket Deuskar.