‘New wave’: Why suspected rebel attacks are rising in Kashmir’s Jammu area

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told parliament last month that the armed rebellion in Indian-administered Kashmir was in its final stages due to his government’s “multipronged” strategy, implemented since his government scrapped the region’s special status five years ago. Three Read More …

India: NSCN-IM major killed, two others injured in IED blast in Ukhrul district

At least a major of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was killed and two others left injured after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded along the Indo-Myanmar border close to Wangli village under Ukhrul district on Wednesday. According Read More …

India: Two STF constables killed, four injured in IED blast triggered by Naxals in Bijapur

Two Special Task Force (STF) jawans were killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast by Naxalites in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday night in the Tarrem area Read More …

India: Army trains Maharashtra police batch to counter bomb and Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) threat

The combat engineering department of the College of Military Engineering (CME) of the Army has conducted a special training session for a batch of Maharashtra Intelligence Academy (MIA) on vital aspects of bomb disposal, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and jamming technology. Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected rebels kill 5 Indian soldiers after ambushing their vehicle in Kathua

Suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region of Kashmir ambushed an army vehicle on Monday in the region’s south, killing five Indian soldiers and wounding other five, officials said. The attack took place in the Kathua district Read More …

India: 35 IEDs planted by Naxals defused in Gumla

Security forces in Jharkhand have claimed to have averted a major tragedy by defusing the recovered IEDs in forest areas of Gumla district in Jharkhand. The security forces had recovered as many as 35 IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) planted by Read More …

India: WW2-era bomb found in Bengal village disposed of by Air Force

Indian Air Force officials on Friday disposed of a World War 2-era bomb through a controlled explosion at Bhulanpur village in West Bengal’s Jhargram district, police said. The bomb was found by the villagers on June 29 when they were Read More …

India: Migrant labourer dies after crude bomb blasts in agricultural field of Nadia

A migrant labourer died after when some crude bombs went off on an agricultural field at Tengridanga in Nadia’s Santipur on Thursday morning. Ranaghat police have alleged that Somirul Seikh, 21, died when the bombs that he was making went Read More …

India: Two Villagers Injured In IED Blast In Dantewada

Two villagers was injured in a Naxalite IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Wednesday night. The incident took place near the outskrits of Gufa village under Barsoor police station area. The victims, Jururam Katlami, a resident of Gufapara Manganar Read More …

India: Two CoBRA jawans killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

Two personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force’s jungle warfare unit CoBRA were killed after Naxalites blew up a truck with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgah’s Sukma district on Sunday, police said. An encounter between security forces and Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces hunt for militants after recent terror attacks

Security forces on Friday continued search operations in four districts of Jammu region to track down militants involved in the recent terror attacks. “Search operations are going in the forest area of Reasi and adjoining Arnas areas after the June Read More …

Liquid Improvised Explosive Device – New Threat Emerging In Jammu And Kashmir

Liquid explosives seem to have made a comeback in Jammu and Kashmir militancy theatre after 17 years as a recent raid by police in the Union territory led to the recovery of such “difficult-to-detect (d2d)” Improvised Explosive Devices, officials said. Read More …

India: Two juveniles among 4 held for hurling crude bombs in Chennai

Four individuals, including two juveniles, were arrested for hurling a crude country bomb at a textiles showroom in Old Washermenpet over a dispute on Wednesday. However, the suspects told police that they had mistakenly targeted an adjacent shop instead of Read More …

India: Pressure bomb planted by Maoists defused in Odisha

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 Read More …

Indian Army thwarts IED attack in Manipur

In a significant achievement, alert and vigilant soldiers of the Indian Army averted a major incident by successfully diffusing three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Imphal East district. The IEDs were discovered on the road connecting Nongdam Tangkhul and Etham Read More …

India: Two women injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

Two women sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED), suspected to be planted by Maoists, detonated in Sukma district of on Sunday morning, police said. Sukma superintendent of police, Kiran G Chavan said that the incident took place in Read More …

India: Two children killed in IED explosion in Bijapur

Two children were killed when an explosive device they found in a forest area in their village in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-affected Bijapur district on Monday went off after one of them hit it with a stone without knowing that it was Read More …

India: Woman killed after stepping on IED planted Naxalites in Chhattisgarh

A 25-year-old woman was killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, the police said. Shanti Punem was collecting tendu leaves near Mallur village within the limits of the Gangaloor Read More …

India: Police destroy nine IEDs, seize explosives and bomb-making materials in Gadchiroli

Gadchiroli district’s Superintendent of Police Neelotpal confirmed the development. After getting the information, two teams of Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), one unit of C-60 commando team and Quick Action Team (QAT) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were Read More …