District police, CRPF retrieve 5 IEDs from Jharkhand forest

Security personnel have recovered five IEDs planted by banned CPI (Maoists) to target the forces on anti-Naxal operation from a jungle in extremist-hit West Singhbhum district.

Security personnel have recovered five IEDs planted by the outlawed CPI (Maoists) to target the forces on an anti-Naxal operation, from a jungle in extremist-hit West Singhbhum district, a police statement said. Acting on a tip-off, the district armed police and CRPF 60 battalion personnel launched a massive search operation and recovered the explosives, each weighing two kg, planted in the forest near Surbura Jharjhara New Market on Monday, the release said.