IED event in Chhattisgarh, Kandla Parti, Bijapur District area, India on Sun 28th December 2025

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 214 Battalion based at Kandla Parti camp and the local District force conducted a search operation in the Kandla Parti area in Bijapur District in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh on December 28, successfully recovering and neutralising a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-planted Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along with a significant dump of insurgent materials, reports Munsif Daily. During routine area domination and demining activities, the alert team detected a five-kilogram IED strategically placed by Maoists to target patrolling security personnel or civilians, Police officials said. Following the successful neutralisation, the forces intensified their search in the surrounding dense jungle, leading to the discovery of a hidden Maoist dump. The cache contained a variety of items intended to sustain insurgent activities and fabricate further explosives. Among the recovered materials were 20 pieces of firecrackers or crude bombs, a wireless set battery, mobile batteries and chargers, cordex wire along with a pressure switch, electrical wires, various tools, tarpaulin sheets, Maoist uniforms, documents, literature, and other supplies essential for guerrilla operations.