India: Security forces seized mortar shells and neutralised IED in Manipur

Twelve bunkers have been destroyed in Manipur and six mortar shells seized during search operations by security forces in the last 24 hours in Tamenglong, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Kangpokpi, Kakching and Churachandpur districts, police said on Sunday night. During the Read More …

India: 5 children injured in crude bomb blast in West Bengal

Five children aged between 7 and 11 years were injured when a crude bomb went off in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Monday, a police officer said. The incident took place inside a mango garden at Mathpara in Jangipur around Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Large cache of rusted explosive material seized underneath rocks in Poonch

Security forces on Sunday dug out a large quantity of rusted explosive material, including 11 RPG rounds and grenades, from underneath rocks in a forested area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The officials said the explosive material, Read More …

India: Three policemen injured in IED explosion during training at Chhattisgarh

Three police constables suffered injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded during a training exercise at a jungle warfare college in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district, police said on June 17. The incident took place on Friday when the training session Read More …

India: Two CRPF jawans injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

Two CRPF jawans were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on Monday. The pressure IED was planted by Naxalites which caused the blast, police said. The incident took place at 10.30 am near Tekameta hill Read More …

India: Man killed, wife injured in IED explosion in West Singhbhum

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that was planted in a forest by CPI(Maoist) in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district exploded killing a man and injuring his wife, a senior police officer said on Thursday. The victim has been identified as 50-year-old Read More …

India: Fox-hole IEDs with 50 kg explosives found by security forces in Chhattisgarh

A major Maoist attack was averted by the security forces after they found Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) containing around 50 kilogram of explosives buried under a road in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district Wednesday. The IEDs were spotted by a team of Read More …

India: High-capacity country-made bombs found at police station in Kerala’s Kannur

Eight high-capacity country-made bombs were found at Kizhakkal within Kannavam police station limits in Kannur district, police said on Monday. The bombs were tied in sacks and kept under the culvert. high capacity country made bombs found at police station Read More …

India: Coimbatore blast, 190kg of explosive material bought for IED

The suicide bomber in October 2022 Coimbatore blast, Jameesha Mubeen, and two of his relatives had purchased 190 kg of explosive material – both through e-commerce websites and offline – to make a potent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) for the Read More …

India: 10 year boy dies in IED blast triggered by Maoists in West Singhbhum

A 10-year-old boy tragically lost his life in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast, suspected to be triggered by Maoist insurgents. The incident occurred last evening in a remote village located in the Jharkhand district, leaving the local community in Read More …

India: Army finds remotely controlled IEDs in Imphal

Security personnel have recovered explosives and a “Remote Initiation Mechanism” for improvised explosive devices (IED) in Manipur where soldiers continue patrolling areas affected by ethnic clashes, the Army said on Thursday. The Assam Riffles have also cleared roadblocks set up Read More …

India: Assam Rifles jawan hurt while defusing bomb Bishnupur district

An Assam Rifles trooper was injured while defusing an improvised explosive device (IED) in Saitan village in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Friday morning, Defence sources said that the injury was not serious. The para-military personnel were defusing the IED in Read More …

India: State university develops IED detectors

Chhattisgarh’s Ravishankar Shukla University has developed sensor system by isolating bacteria that react against DNT — used to produce explosives. This technique will be helpful to detect landmines buried under the ground. These sensors can be dropped in suspected areas Read More …

India: At least 11 Jawans killed in IED blast by Naxals in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh

Sources said Naxals attacked a patrolling party on Wednesday afternoon on Aranpur road in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada. A Team of DRG was returning in a vehicle to their headquarters when an IED planted on the Aranpur road exploded, killing at least Read More …