IED event in Jharkand, Gormera village under Potso panchayat of Nawadih police station area, India on Sat 16th October 2021

Bokaro: Police on Saturday foiled a trap laid by suspected Maoists in which the rebels planted a fake IED and a real one under two culverts near a school in Gormera village under Potso panchayat of Nawadih police station area here. Bermo SDPO Satish Chandra Jha said the fake IED was found under the culvert close to the school while the real one, a 5kg bomb, was recovered from the second culvert located some 100 metres from the first one. The Gormera village, where the IEDs were found, is located close to the Giridih district. The two culverts are built over a road that connects Nawadih, Dumri and Vishnugarh. Police often use the route during their search operations against Maoists. This is probably the first time that the Maoists have planted a fake IED under one culvert along with the real one. The SDPO said the rebels were probably trying to trick the policemen but failed. The policemen defused the real IED on the spot, he said. Jha further said the real IED had wires attached, which showed that it was active. The fake one contains sand inside the tin and wires were tied around it to make it look real. “It will be known only after an investigation whether the planting of the IED is a conspiracy by Naxalites to harm the police or the work of mischievous elements,” he added. Reports said the Maoists, who were active in the Parasnath zone and Uparghat-Nawadih area, are losing ground for the past few years and to re-establish their presence, they were trying to target the security personnel by setting up landmines or IEDs.