An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) allegedly planted by Maoists was recovered in restive Kondagaon district of Bastar, police said.
The explosive weighing around 20 kgs and packed in a steel container was planted under a culvert in Badedongar area of Kondgaon according to Kondagaon District Additional Superintendent of Police Maheshwar Nag.
Acting on a specific input, the team of district police along with it the bomb disposal squad launched the operation to trace it, he said.
They spotted the explosive under the culvert near Mohpal village last evening, he said.
The explosive was immediately defused on the spot, Nag said adding that it was meant to harm the security personnel during their operations in the area.