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Landmine recovered, defused in Jharkhand

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Press Trust of India Jamshedpur
A powerful landmine was recovered during an anti-Naxal operation in Naxal-infested Saranda in West Singhbhum district today, police said.

The recovery was made while the district armed police and 197 battalion of CRPF were on Long-range Patrolling, SP NK Singh said.

Security personnel detected and defused the explosive, weighing 15 kgs, underneath a road between Jambaibur and Karampada under Chotanagra police station, he said.

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First Published: Jun 04 2014 | 9:46 PM IST

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