A tiffin bomb weighing 15 kilo along with wires, planted near village Maroda under the limits of Bande Police Station was defused by police forces, informed an official statement release from the office of Superintendent of Police, Kanker, RN Das on Saturday.
According to police, a joint force of BSF and district police had started for demining from Bande Police Station. The team, before Maroda village falling under Bande Police Station, detected a bomb planted in the main road leading to the village. The bomb was planted in an under construction bridge for causing hurt to a police party. Around 250 metres of wire was also recovered from the spot. The bomb was defused and a case in this connection was registered at Bande Police Station.
Notably the first phase of State Assembly elections are scheduled in Bastar region on November 11. For ensuring election free from Naxal violence, a large number of paramilitary and police forces have been deployed in the region.