Security forces defuse a tiffin bomb planted by suspected Maoists near Dengaguda under Kotagarh police station limits in Kandhamal district. The bomb, weighing around 3 kg, was detected by the Special Operation Group and a dog squad during an anti-Maoist operation in the area. Kandhamal SP Suendu Patra stated that the police successfully defused the explosive, averting a major incident. Combing operations in vulnerable areas of the district are ongoing, with suspicion of Maoists from the BGN division of CPI (Maoist) behind the planting of the explosive.