IED

IED event in Chhattisgarh, Sukma area, India on Sun 17th September 2023

17th September 2023

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During the search operation, Security Force (SF) personnel recovered five kilogrammes of live Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), suspectedly planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and destroyed on the spot by the Bomb Detection Disposal Squad (BDDS) team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on September 17, reports mpcg.ndtv.in. According to the Police, a joint team of District Reserve Guards (DRG), CRPF 50th Corps, and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) 202 Battalion had gone on a search operation and, while patrolling along this route, saw the wire, after which they took immediate action and removed it.

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