Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Jharkhand, Putar Forest area, India on Mon 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.