New Delhi : Naxals have developed some lethal and crude ammunition like Rambo arrows, topped with gun powder, and improvised rocket bombs as part of their new armoury to be used on security forces, says a new report.
The report prepared by a joint security command on IED threats in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-hit areas said the Maoists have devised a smart way of concealing crude bombs in animal excreta to deceive sniffer dogs of the security teams from detecting and alerting their masters.
“There were occasions in the first quarter of 2017, when sniffer dogs of security forces were killed or injured as pressure improvised explosive devices (IEDs) exploded while the canines were getting agitated because of the obnoxious smell (of the excreta) while trying to detect the hidden IEDs,” the report accessed by PTI said.
Two CRPF dogs, known as the ‘Osama hunters’, were killed last year due to Naxal planted IEDs in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, prompting the force to order an inquiry into these unusual incidents.
The force believe that the IED that killed the dogs was concealed in animal excreta.
The IEDs in the LWE theatre have emerged as the biggest killers over the past many years as they have maimed and killed hundreds of security forces personnel in various states.
One of the newest technique witnessed in this domain, the report said, is the use of an innovative explosive material called ‘Rambo arrow’ by CPI (Maoist) cadres.
The arrow head carries low grade gun powder or fire cracker powder which explodes after hitting the target.
“The Rambo arrow doesn’t cause much damage but disorients the security personnel by generating intense heat and fog, thereby making it easy for the Maoists to inflict fatal battle injuries on the troops and helps them to loot their weapons,” the analysis of the new IED trends said.