Repeat of 2010 Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh averted

November 07, 2013 10:55

Details of that IEDs found in Chhattisgarh: Security forces today averted a possible landmine explosion on a vital road in poll-bound Chhattisgarh as they diffused two IEDs weighing 50 kg in the Dantewada area of the state.

A joint squad of CRPF and state police detected two big Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) of 25 kg each kept in steel cases on the road between Dornapal and Jagargunda near Chintalnar in Sukma district.

The forces were conducting an area domination exercise. The IEDs, concealed beneath, were diffused, a senior official said.

This is the same spot where Naxalites in 2010 had carried out the deadliest attack on security forces deployed for anti-Naxal operations as they killed 76 of them in a single ambush.

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