India News | 5kg IED Planted by Maoists Defused in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum District
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Security personnel on Wednesday recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during anti-naxal operations in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said.
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Jan 10 (PTI) Security personnel on Wednesday recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during anti-naxal operations in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said.
Police detected the IED planted by the Maoists in a forest between Hesaband and Jojohatu villages under Muffasil police station area. It weighed around 5kg and was defused on the spot by the bomb disposal squad, a statement said.
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Security forces comprising CRPF, Cobra, Jharkhand Jaguar and district armed police have been engaged in combing operations in the district's Kolhan area for a year following intelligence inputs about presence of top Maoists leaders including Misir Besra, who carries a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, SP Ashutosh Shekhar said.
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