Bijapur: In a major success against Left Wing Extremism, security personnel from Bhairamgarh Police Station and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDS) of Bijapur district on Thursday detected and safely destroyed a powerful 10-kilogram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Maoists on the Chihka-Uspari road in the Maoist-affected Bastar region.

The operation was conducted in the Uspari village area under Bhairamgarh Police Station area.

A joint team was carrying out routine area domination and search operations when alert jawans spotted an electric wire suspiciously emerging from the ground along the rural road frequently used by villagers and security forces, senior police officials said.

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