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India News | CRPF Destroys Two IEDs in Jharkhand's Chaibasa

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The two IED's along with other naxal materials were recovered from the jungles during a joint operation of Chaibasa police and CRPF under Tonto police station limits, police said.

India News | CRPF Destroys Two IEDs in Jharkhand's Chaibasa

Chaibasa (Jharkhand) [India], March 18 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force CRPF recovered and destroyed two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Jharkhand's Chaibasa, police said on Tuesday.

"The explosives were destroyed through a controlled blast as per standard operating procedure (SOP)," Chaibasa Police

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The two IEDs, along with other naxal materials, were recovered from the jungles during a joint operation of Chaibasa police and CRPF under Tonto police station limits, police said.

Meanwhile, a CRPF Sub-Inspector was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Jaraikela area of Chaibasa in Jharkhand, police said on Tuesday.

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"The condition of the injured sub-inspector is stable, and he is being airlifted to Ranchi for treatment," police said.

Chaibasa Police said that the blast took place after an encounter with Naxalites during a joint operation of police and the CRPF. (ANI)

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