IED event in Jharkhand, Hathiburu in West Singhbhum area, India on Wed 15th February 2023

Security Force (SF) personnel recovered two powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and demolished a temporary Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp during an operation in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on February 15, reports The Print. The recovered IEDs were found planted in a forest between Hathiburu and Lowabeda villages under Goilkera Police jurisdiction, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashutosh Shekhar said in a press statement, adding, “They were safely destroyed by the bomb disposal squad. Additionally, a temporary Naxal camp capable of accommodating 25-30 individuals was discovered and demolished between Tumbahaka and Pradhanghat under the Tonto police station. The operation is ongoing.”