With the recovery of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force (DF) claimed to have averted an untoward incident in insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, police said.
Security personnel undertaking combing operation in the region recovered an IED from Sukma-Konta Road falling under limits of Dornapal police station, said police, elaborating that the recovered IED was weighing around 5 kgs.
According to the police, the IED packed in a steel container and placed beneath the road was planted by rebels for causing harm to security personnel engaged in anti-Naxal operation. After being spotted by security personnel, it was taken out and destroyed at the spot with the help of experts from Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS).
In the wake of recovery of the IED, security personnel have been asked to remain extra vigilant while undertaking anti-Naxal exercise in rough terrain of the district, said police and further added that local population have also been asked to immediately alert police in case of spotting suspected and unclaimed items.