IED event in Chhattisgargh, Tekapar area, India on Thu 20th October 2022

Security Forces (SFs) recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED), suspected to have been planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), near Tekapar village under Koyalibeda Police Station limits in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on October 20, reports The Print. The explosive packed in an iron pipe, weighing 10 kilograms, also called a pipe bomb, was seized near Tekapar village under Koyalibeda Police Station limits when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on a search operation, said Amarnath Sidar, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Antagarh. While cordoning off a forested hill, the patrolling team detected the bomb hidden under bushes along a dirt track to target SFs, he said, adding that a major tragedy was averted with the recovery. The explosive was later neutralised by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), he added.