By Express News Service
MALKANGIRI: A stay landmine weighing round 5 kg was recovered by Border Security Force (BSF) throughout an operation at Handikhal forest in Chitrakonda block on Saturday.
The landmine was hidden in an enormous drum below a tree.
The BSF additionally recovered garments, polythene sheets, multimetre, walkie-talkie and different objects from the spot, mentioned DIG (Intelligence) Sukumar Sarangi.
He mentioned the Maoists have been planning to launch a significant offensive on safety forces and had hidden the objects within the forest. The bomb disposal squad was knowledgeable concerning the landmine.