Landmine unearthed in forested border region in Mulugu
The Hindu
It was allegedly planted by Maoists “targeting” police in Penugolu reserve forest area
In less than a week after seizing a cache of explosives from a Maoist dump in Dodla forest area in Eturunagaram mandal, the Mulugu district police unearthed a landmine allegedly planted by Maoists “targeting” police in Penugolu reserve forest area in Wazeedu mandal on Sunday evening, police said.
Acting on a specific information, the local police, along with the bomb disposal squad and the CRPF personnel, launched a combing operation in the forest area straddling Penugolu-Pamunuru villages in the border mandal on Monday morning. The joint squad detected and defused a hidden landmine in the forest terrain, sources added.
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