Undefined Explosive Device (UED)
Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Jharkhand, Putar Forest area, India on Mon 28th February 2022
28th February 2022
Police recovered a huge number of explosives during anti Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] Operation from the remote Putar Forest in Lohardaga District on February 28, reports jagran.com. The recovered explosives included 175 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and several empty containers. Police have recovered explosives on the behest of two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, Dashrath and Markus, the ‘regional commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, taken on remand. During interrogation, the Maoists told the Police team that they had hidden ammonium nitrate and empty containers to prepare a huge amount of explosions to damage the Security Forces (SFs) in the Putar forest. Later on, the recovered explosives were destroyed safely in the forest by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) team of the SFs.
Contextual analysis
Analysing the event count by highlighting the presence of munition categories over a six-month data period.
Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.
Learn moreSign in to view this information
Information sources
Discussion and media of this event has been extracted from all sources.
Sign in to view this information
Country information
Click to view more information about the country and see more information on conflicts occuring in that region.
India (IND)
Jharkhand ( Putar Forest area )
Discover more
Events using similar munitions or platforms and those that happen within a recent time line and proximity are displayed below.
Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.
Learn moreSign in to view this information