Raipur/Dantewada, February 26 – In an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, security forces recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) made from pressure cookers from a forested hill near the Todma village and the Tular Caves, both under the jurisdiction of the Barsur Police Station, on Thursday.
The operation involved personnel from the Dantewada District Reserve Guard and the Barsur Police Station.
Acting on specific intelligence received on Wednesday about Maoists planting IEDs in the forest areas of Todma, Gomter, and Tular Caves, teams launched a targeted search.
Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rai said that de-mining operations began in Todma village, the Tular Caves, and the surrounding dense forest.
A joint team comprising DRG personnel, along with Sub Inspector Annuram Attami and two constables from the Barsur Police Station, conducted a thorough search based on the credible tip-off.
During the thorough search, the forces located and secured an explosive cache concealed by the Maoists. The recovered items included two pressure cooker IEDs, each weighing five kilograms and fitted with fifteen meters of wire.
These devices, commonly used by Maoist groups for ambushes and area denial tactics, posed a serious threat to patrolling security personnel and local villagers who frequently use the forested paths, officials said.
Following standard operating procedures, the BDDS team safely defused the recovered explosives, eliminating the immediate risk to lives and property.
The successful recovery prevented what could have been a deadly incident targeting security forces or civilians in this Maoist-affected region.
This operation, supervised by SP Gaurav Rai, Additional Superintendents of Police RK Burman and Jitendra Khunte, stands as a major achievement in neutralising Maoist infrastructure.