IEDs found in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum

Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were found in a forest in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said on Friday.

Acting on a tip-off, the district armed police and CRPF found the IEDs in Banragada forest in Karaikela police station area on Thursday, they said.

The can-bombs, which weighed around 5 kg each, were defused by CRPF's bomb disposal squad on the spot, they added.

A case was registered under relevant sections of IPC and Explosive Substances Act, police said.

The IEDs were suspected to have been planted by Naxals, they said.

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