Security forces recover 14 IEDs, huge cache of explosives from Jharkhand's Saranda forest
The IEDs were destroyed at the spot by the bomb disposal squad due to security reasons.
According to police, following a tip-off, a joint operation was launched involving personnel from Jharkhand Police and the CRPF's 60th Battalion. The operation was focused on forested and hilly areas near the Chaibasa–Seraikela border, a region known for frequent Maoist activity.
'During the search operation, the security forces discovered 14 powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted with an intent to ambush patrolling units. Due to security reasons, these IEDs were safely defused by the bomb disposal squad,' stated an official communique from Chaibasa Police.
In addition to that, an underground Maoist explosive storage site was found, containing 52 polybags filled with nearly 52 kgs of a white powder suspected to be ammonium nitrate — commonly used for making bombs by the Maoists, it said.
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