Chaibasa, July 20 (PTI) Security forces on Sunday recovered 14 IEDs planted by Maoists from the forest area on the border of West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharswan districts in Jharkhand, police said.

West Singhbhum SP Rakesh Ranjan said he had received an intelligence input that explosives in large quantities were planted in a forest area on the border of the Toklo police station area in West Singhbhum and the Kuchai police station area in Seraikela-Kharswan to disrupt the ongoing anti-Naxal operation.

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A joint team was formed with personnel of CRPF, Jharkhand Jaguar and armed police of the two districts, he said.

During the operation, security personnel recovered 14 IEDs, each weighing 2 kgs, from the forest, he added.

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They have also recovered a country-made hand grenade, ammonium nitrate powder, and a steel container.

All the explosives were defused by the bomb disposal squad on the spot, the SP said.

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