Chaibasa (Jharkhand), February 11 Two people were killed in an IED blast in the Saranda forest in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday.
The two individuals sustained injuries on Tuesday night, and when security forces reached them on Wednesday evening, they were found dead.
"Police were unable to conduct a search operation on Tuesday night due to darkness and the possibility of other IEDs being planted in the forest. We started the search on Wednesday morning, and by evening, we found the two bodies."
"The deceased were identified as Salai Cheruwa and his cousin Jai Singh Cheruwa, both from the Tirilposi village in the Jeraikela police station area," said officer-in-charge Amit Kumar Paswan to PTI.
West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Renu told
"We have sent the bodies for post-mortem examination," the SP said.
The SP said that the two individuals had gone into the forest on Tuesday evening to collect firewood and accidentally stepped on IEDs planted by the Maoists.
