A disaster was averted when a security patrol moving in Belagrha village detected and defused a powerful bomb planted by Maoists in Kalahandi district, CRPF sources said.
The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was spotted in the village in Tirmunhi forest area during a patrolling carried out by a team of CRPF personnel and police yesterday, the sources said.
A sniffer dog which accompanied the patrolling team detected the powerful bomb which was defused on spot by the bomb disposal personnel of the 4th battalion of CRPF, they said.
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The device contained about 10 kg of explosive materials. The explosives were kept in a 10-litre steel container fixed with electric detonator and wire, they said.
The IED was found during intensified patrolling following information regarding movement of Maoists in the area, the sources said.
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