Bonai: The CRPF personnel on Saturday recovered a landmine from a forest under Bonai sub-division in Odisha’s Sundargarh district.
According to sources, the personnel spotted a landmine planted under a tree while carrying out a combing operation inside Langalakanta forest, in view of the Martyrs’ Week being observed by the outlawed CPI (Maoist), this morning.
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They immediately informed the bomb disposal squad, which rushed to the spot and recovered the landmine. Later, the squad diffused the 15-kg landmine, the sources added.
Following the incident, combining operation in this area has been intensified.
