A day after a tribal youth was found killed by Maoists in Kandhamal’s Badipanga village, SOG and CRPF jawans recovered a pressure bomb reportedly planted by the ultras in nearby Kotagarh forest on Tuesday.
While the security personnel were combing Laseri reserve forest in Kotagarh, they detected a powerful improvised explosive device (IED). The bomb was later defused. Despite attempts by Maoists to create disturbance, the elections passed off peacefully in the region.
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Source: The New Indian Express
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