A powerful IED(improvised explosive device) weighing five kilograms, allegedly planted by naxals, was recovered from Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said today.
Theexplosivewas recoveredlast eveningwhen a team of district force personnel was out on a search operation in Amabeda police station limits avertinga major tragedy, Kanker Additional Superintendent of Police Jaiprakash Badhai told PTI.
A squad of district force was patrolling on Amabeda-Dhanora road, located around 200 kms from the state capital, when it spotted the IED connection beneath a culvert, he said.
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The explosive was planted to harm security personnel who frequently take the same route while patrolling in the region, the ASP added.
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