The bomb disposal squad found and defused the pressure cooker bomb, thereby averting a major incident.
New Delhi:
In Gadchiroli, Maoists planted a huge quantity of explosives just 500 meters away from a police station. However, the security forces busted their plan.
Officials said the Maoists had planned to blow up a pressure cooker with two kilograms of explosives near a police station.
However, as soon as the police learned about the sinister plot, Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Neelotpal said a police team was sent to search for the bomb, adding that the pressure cooker was buried under the ground near the footpath inside the forest. was given.
A bomb disposal squad arrived and searched the forest with various advanced equipment. They soon found a suspected location and destroyed the bomb.
Investigation revealed that two kilograms of high intensity explosive was buried inside the pressure cooker about one and a half to two feet below the ground.
