IED event in Odisha, Kondakamberu Reserve Forest, Malkangiri District area, India on Thu 24th October 2024

The personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) busted an ammunition dump in Malkangiri District of Odisha on October 24, reports odishabhaskar.in. It is suspected that this unit was being used by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for illegal manufacturing and repair of weapons. “Based on specific intelligence, BSF troops from the Company Operating Base [COB] Ghanabeda & Gurasethu of 177 Bn BSF conducted a special operation in the vicinity of the Kondakamberu Reserve Forest. During a thorough search of the target area, the team discovered a Maoist dump kept inside a plastic drum and buried underneath a tree inside the jungle in the extent of Kondakamberu Reserve Forest near village Arapadar, GP (Gram Panchayat)-Andrapalli under PS (Police Station) Limits of Jodambo, Malkangiri,” a statement issued by BSF said. This has led to the recovery and seizure of arms and explosives, including Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), pipe bombs, and gelatin sticks. The IEDs were safely neutralized by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of the BSF.