A joint squad of Border Security Force (BSF) and District Force (DF) on Wednesday recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in insurgency-hit Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
The IED weighing around 20 kg was unearthed from Himoda-Gadra road falling under limits of Antagarh police station, added an officer.
Based on precise inputs about IEDs planted by rebels to hurt security personnel engaged in anti-Naxal operation on roads, the joint team launched a de-mining operation in the region, said the officer.
The officer further informed that during the course of operation, an IED weighing around 20 kg was recovered from beneath the road. The IED planted by ultras was packed in a container.
With the help of experts from Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), security personnel defused the IED and intensified de-mining task in the region to prevent any untoward incident, informed the Officer.
In the wake of IED recovery, security personnel have been instructed to remain extra vigilant while undertaking anti-Naxal exercises on rough terrains of the districts, police said.