Two IEDs neutralised during search operation in W Singhbhum

Jamshedpur: Security forces averted a major Maoist plot in the Saranda forests of West Singhbhum after recovering and safely neutralising two powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted along a forest pathway in the Chhotanagra police station area, it said on Friday.The explosives were found buried near the banks of the Koina river, close to Bahda village, during a search operation conducted on Thursday by a joint team of the CRPF’s 193 Battalion and Chhotanagra police.West Singhbhum SP Amit Renu said, “The recovery was made following a specific intelligence input received by district police. A bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot and successfully defused both explosives, preventing a potential attack on security personnel.”Chhotanagra police station officer-in-charge Gautam Kumar said the recovered cane bombs weighed about 2kg each.Police suspect the Maoists had planted the explosives beneath an elevated stretch of the pathway to target security forces engaged in anti-insurgency operations in the area.Officials said combing operations would continue in the Saranda forests to trace hidden explosives, arms and other remnants of Maoist infrastructure.Stay updated with the latest Ranchi news. Download the TOI App.