Mine event in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh area, India on Thu 18th July 2019

Six landmines unearthed in Donubai forest in Andhra Police said that the mines had been traced during routine combing operations and were successfully defused. In an incident that triggered mild tension in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district, the police unearthed six landmines close to the Donubai forest on Tuesday. A country-made pistol was also found on the spot. Speaking to reporters, R N Ammi Reddy, Superintendent of Police, Srikakulam, said that the mines had been traced during routine combing operations and were successfully defused. "The landmine dump might have been set up almost six years ago. By completing the circuit with the help of remote or even a mobile phone, those mines can be used for massive destruction," Ammi Reddy was quoted as saying. The SP also added that they suspected the Konda Baredu Dalam (squad) of the CPI (Maoist) to have planted the mines.