An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 5 kilograms was defused by a joint team of 24th Battalion Sahastra Seemant Bal (SSB)–B Company, Border Security Force (BSF) and District Force personnel.
The bomb was planted by the insurgents on the road connecting Naharkasa and Garda coming under Antagarh police station, police said.
The BSF and District Force found the bomb while conducting search operations in areas under Antagarh police station limits.