C'garh police recovers IED from forested area

Security forces on Sundayrecovered a powerful IED planted by Naxals in Chhattisgarh'sSukma district during a de-mining operation, an officer said

The 20-kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED), packed ina steel container, was unearthed from the densely-forestedKerlapal-Fulbagdi road during a de-mining operation launchedby a joint team of the District Force and the Central ReservePolice Force (CRPF), Sukma superintendent of police ShalabhSinha told PTI

"The IED was planted beneath the earth to targetsecurity forces," Sinha said adding that the explosive wasimmediately destroyed by a bomb disposal squad.