<p>Chaibasa (Jharkhand): Over 20 IEDs and more than 50 gelatine sticks were recovered by security personnel from a forest in West Singhbhum district on Tuesday during an anti-Naxal operation, a senior police officer said. </p><p>A total of 21 IEDs were recovered from the forest near Serengda village and defused by a bomb disposal squad on the spot, Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar said.</p><p>Besides, 55 pieces of gelatine sticks were seized from the area and destroyed, he said.</p>.Jharkhand Forest dept initiates study to revive dwindling Bison population at PTR.<p>The IEDs were planted by suspected CPI (Maoist) members to target security personnel engaged in the anti-Naxal operation, he said.</p><p>The district police have been carrying out a massive combing operation for the last few months, following inputs about the presence of top Maoist leaders in core Kolhan area of West Singhbhum, the officer said.</p><p>Earlier this month, a minor girl was killed and a woman suffered injuries in an IED explosion in Jaraikela area of the district.</p><p>The girl had gone to pluck leaves in Radhabeda forest near Tiriposi village when she accidentally stepped on the landmine, which exploded, police said.</p>
<p>Chaibasa (Jharkhand): Over 20 IEDs and more than 50 gelatine sticks were recovered by security personnel from a forest in West Singhbhum district on Tuesday during an anti-Naxal operation, a senior police officer said. </p><p>A total of 21 IEDs were recovered from the forest near Serengda village and defused by a bomb disposal squad on the spot, Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar said.</p><p>Besides, 55 pieces of gelatine sticks were seized from the area and destroyed, he said.</p>.Jharkhand Forest dept initiates study to revive dwindling Bison population at PTR.<p>The IEDs were planted by suspected CPI (Maoist) members to target security personnel engaged in the anti-Naxal operation, he said.</p><p>The district police have been carrying out a massive combing operation for the last few months, following inputs about the presence of top Maoist leaders in core Kolhan area of West Singhbhum, the officer said.</p><p>Earlier this month, a minor girl was killed and a woman suffered injuries in an IED explosion in Jaraikela area of the district.</p><p>The girl had gone to pluck leaves in Radhabeda forest near Tiriposi village when she accidentally stepped on the landmine, which exploded, police said.</p>