5 IEDs planted by Maoists recovered in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

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5 Improvised Explosive Units (IEDs), planted by Maoists to focus on safety forces, have been recovered in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Monday (April 14, 2025), police stated.

The IEDs have been detected on a mud monitor close to Mankeli village by a joint workforce of the Chhattisgarh Armed Power (CAF) and native police when it was out on an space domination and demining operation, a police official stated.

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Whereas three IEDs, weighing 2 kg every, have been packed in beer bottles, two units, weighing 3 kg to five kg every, have been packed in metal tiffin bins, he stated.

“Command change mechanism was used within the IEDs which have been positioned in a sequence place at a distance of three metres to five metres beneath the earth. It was planted to focus on safety forces ,” he stated, including a serious tragedy was averted with the restoration.

Maoists usually plant IEDs alongside roads and filth tracks in forests to focus on safety personnel throughout patrolling in inside pockets of the Bastar area comprising seven districts, together with Bijapur. Up to now, civilians have usually fallen prey to such traps, police stated.

On January 6, Maoists blew up a automobile with a robust IED in Bijapur district, killing eight police personnel and their civilian driver.