Acting on a tip off, the security forces comprising of CRPF and district police personnel launched a combing operation in Bhimbundh forest since yesterday and recovered ten IEDs, six SIM cards and as many pen drives from a Maoist hideout in Kumratali area, the Superintendent of Police (SP), Operations, Naveen Kumar said.
Kumar, who had led the security team during the operation, said four IEDs were destroyed on the spot as these explosives were found to be in bad shape, while six others have been brought to the headquarters.