5 kg IED recovered in Dantewada ANI | Updated: Apr 15, 2021 22:23 IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 15 (ANI): Security forces in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh recovered five-kg IED on Thursday.
The bomb was defused on the spot.
A joint operation by 195 Batallion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) spotted the bomb at Ghotia Mor in the district s Malewahi police station area.
On Sunday, a Naxal, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was killed in an exchange of firing between Maoists and Dantewada District Reserve Guard (DRG) in the forest area between Gaadam and Jungampal villages. (ANI)
Updated Jan 20, 2021 | 18:20 IST
Security personnel spotted the IED planted beneath the dirt track during a de-mining exercise on the route, averting a major mishap. Representational image (showing a previous Naxal attack) | Photo Credit: ANI
Dantewada: A powerful 30 kg improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxals was recovered in Chhattisgarh s Dantewada district on Wednesday, police said.
A team from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) unearthed the explosive, which was packed in a big plastic container, on the under-construction Aranpur-Nilawaya Road in Aranpur police station area, an official said.
Security personnel spotted the IED planted beneath the dirt track during a de-mining exercise on the route, averting a major mishap, the official said, adding that the explosive was neutralised by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS).