Security personnel today unearthed a powerful landmine planted underneath a pucca road in Barajamda police station area of naxal-affected West Singhbhum district, a police officer said.
Personnel of the CRPF and district police stumbled upon the 80 kg landmine below the Barajamada-Kiriburu road in course of anti-naxal operation on yesterday, Superintendent of Police Mayur Patel said.
The explosive was suspected to have been planted CPI(Maoist) extremists to target security personnel.
Patel said the landmine has been defused by the bomb disposal squad in the jungle.