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).