BSF Foils Naxal Attack In Odisha’s Malkangiri, Recovers Explosives

Border Security Force (BSF) jawans foiled a Naxal attack in Kadalibandha forest under Jodamaba police station in Malkangiri district of Odisha, said the BSF officials on Tuesday.

The BSF security personnel were on a routine combing operation in the Kadalibandha forest when they recovered a huge cache of explosives on Monday.

According to BSF, they recovered 5 kg tiffin bombs, 2 pressure IEDs, one Naxal uniform, wires and batteries.

Later, the BSF jawans defused the tiffin bombs as well as pressure IEDs.

ITBP Recovered 2 Improvised Explosive Devices

The 45th Battalion Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) recovered 2 Improvised Explosive Devices (1 pressure cooker and 1 pipe type) placed in a series manner near Dhanora, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh today. Both IEDs neutralized on the spot.