The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Sunday detected and destroyed 25 kilogram of IED planted by Maoists on the road near Dhan Mandi at a distance of 3 kilometre from Usur on the Usur-Awapalli main road in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
The Bijapur Police said that the Improvised explosive device (IED) was placed in a plastic container in the middle of the road.
IED detected in Jharkhand
Earlier, on Saturday, an IED weighing about 9 kg planted by Maoists to harm security forces was recovered and destroyed successfully in Jharkhand's Palamu district, a police officer said.
The IED was found in a forest area of Dudhiyah during a search operation. A locally made firearm was found also hidden in nearby bushes, the officer said.
Palamu Superintendent of Police Reeshma Ramesan said four police teams were set up following a tip-off about three top Maoists roaming in the area. The police teams moved through 10 villages and reached near Dudhiyah where the IED was found, she said.
Eight Naxalites killed in encounter in Bijapur
The eight Naxalites killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday were senior cadres carrying cumulative rewards of Rs 16 lakh, police have said.
The members of the outlawed Maoist organisation were gunned down during an anti-Naxal operation in a forest near Todka village under the Gangaloor police station area. Two personnel of the District Reserve Guard, a unit of state police, were also injured in the exchange of fire.
Of the neutralised Naxalites, Kamlesh Neelkanth (24), a member of the Gangaloor area committee under the west Bastar division of Maoists, carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, a senior police official said on Sunday.
Two others, identified as Tati Kamlu and Mangal Tati of the Gangaloor LOS (local organization squad), carried a reward of Rs 3 lakh each on their heads, he said.
(With PTI inputs)