IED event in Chhattisgargh, Abujhmad, Narayanpur District area, India on Thu 1st January 2026

The Narayanpur Police and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) recovered huge cache of explosives and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) items after unearthing a secret Maoist dump during a joint operation inside the forests in Abujhmad between Madoda and Bhotor in Narayanpur District in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh on February 1, reports ETV Bharat. Officials said the dump was being used to store supplies for future attacks. The cache included a huge quantity of rations, large drums and daily-use items. Officials said the recovery indicated that the Maoists were stockpiling supplies to survive in the forest for extended periods in an attempt to evade action ahead of the March 31 deadline set by Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah. Along with the ration supplies, Security Forces (SFs) also recovered a large quantity of detonators and explosives. A pressure cooker-based Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to target security personnel was also found at the site, officials said, adding that the ITBP's Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) safely detonated and destroyed the IED on the spot, preventing any casualties.