Maoists’ blast plan in Odisha foiled as IED making materials recovered from under-construction pavement

Koraput: Foiling Maoists’ plan to trigger a blast, the Special Operation Party of 151 Battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) recovered IED making materials from Pujariput forest area in Odisha-Chhattisgarh border area under Boipariguda police limits of Koraput district.

Official sources said the recovery was made along the roadside near Pujhariput Chhak on Ramagiri Gupteshwar road, about 5 km from the Company Operating Base (COB) at Ramagiri in the district. The IED materials were found concealed and placed on the pavement of under-construction roadside near Pujariput Chhak.

The operation was carried with the help of a mine detector and explosive checking dog that confirmed the presence of a bomb.

Meanwhile, members of CPI (Maoist) blew up a portion of railway tracks in Latehar district of Jharkhand disrupting train services on Barkakana-Garhwa route in the wee hours today.

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The blast took place on the railway tracks between Richughuta and Demu railway stations around 12.30 am. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.