5-kg 'tiffin bomb' recovered in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

CRPF 231 Battalion personnel recovered a 5-kg tiffin bomb during a search in the Dhur Naxal affected area of ​​Dantewada. The improvised explosive device was defused safely without any loss of life or damage to property.

Dantewada:A team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 231st Battalion on Sunday recovered a 5-kg tiffin bomb from the Jagargunda and Dantewada border of Chhattisgarh. The recovery was made on the instructions of Commandant Surendra Singh. A search operation was carried out in the Naxal infested district and the bomb was defused safely without any loss of life or damage to property.

According to security forces, the explosive was planted by insurgents to inflict major damage. Two companies of CRPF 231 Battalion (E and G/231 together with G/165 Battalion) were on a patrol from Kondasanwali Camp to Naga Tekri when they came across the IED. The explosive was immediately deactivated thereby foiling the intentions of Naxals.

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