Chaibasa: Twelve IEDs, suspected to be planted by Maoists, were found at a forest in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said on Monday. The improvised explosive devices (IEDs), each weighing 5 kg, were recovered from the Kochabandha jungle near Rengrahatu village of the district on Sunday, they said.
The IEDs were found by the security forces during an anti-Naxal operation in the Kolhan area, which was underway to apprehend top Maoist leader Misir Besra, who has a bounty of Rs 1 crore, they added. On Saturday, an IED went off in a jungle between Rengrahatu and Kumbahaka villages in Tonto police station area, injuring an inspector of the 209 Cobra battalion. The IEDs were defused at the site, police said. (PTI)
