RAIPUR: Police on Tuesday seized a powerful 25kg improvised explosive device (IED), suspected to have been planted by Maoists, in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.
The IED, which was packed in a big steel container, was unearthed near a culvert on the Dornapal-Jagargunda road, superintendent of police Abhishek Meena said.
Acting on a tip-off by a local intelligence agency, a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the district police launched a search operation in Dornapal area, 450 kilometres from here, he said. After covering a distance of around 1.5km from Dornapal towards Jagargunda, the security personnel spotted the IED connection, he said.
Meena described the IED recovery as a “major success” and said the security men averted a major tragedy. The explosive was immediately diffused by the bomb disposal squad, he said.
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Source: Times of India.