NIA recovers two IEDs, hidden by Maoists in Gaya forest

Patna: National Investigation Agency (NIA), in a joint operation with the Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), on Tuesday recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) hidden by the CPI (Maoist) cadres in a forest area in Gaya district, the anti-terror investigating agency said here on Wednesday.
"The NIA on Monday received an intelligence input about the planting of two IEDs by the banned CPI (Maoist) terrorist organisation in the Bhusiya forest area under Lutuwa region of Gaya district. It sent a team to the forest area after analysing the information," the central govt agency said in a statement.
The NIA team coordinated with STF of the Bihar Police and the local team of the CRPF to plan out a meticulous and safe operation to locate the IEDs in the difficult forest terrain, the statement said.
"The joint combing operation led to the seizure of the two IEDs, weighing about 3 kg each and concealed under land between two rocks of the Kari Pahadi. Both the IEDs were successfully blasted, as per standard procedure, by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) team of the CRPF at the same location," the NIA said, adding that a case has been registered at the local police station under the Explosive Substance Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Both the IEDs were blasted safely at the same location, the agency said.
Patna: National Investigation Agency (NIA), in a joint operation with the Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), on Tuesday recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) hidden by the CPI (Maoist) cadres in a forest area in Gaya district, the anti-terror investigating agency said here on Wednesday.
"The NIA on Monday received an intelligence input about the planting of two IEDs by the banned CPI (Maoist) terrorist organisation in the Bhusiya forest area under Lutuwa region of Gaya district. It sent a team to the forest area after analysing the information," the central govt agency said in a statement.
The NIA team coordinated with STF of the Bihar Police and the local team of the CRPF to plan out a meticulous and safe operation to locate the IEDs in the difficult forest terrain, the statement said.
"The joint combing operation led to the seizure of the two IEDs, weighing about 3 kg each and concealed under land between two rocks of the Kari Pahadi. Both the IEDs were successfully blasted, as per standard procedure, by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) team of the CRPF at the same location," the NIA said, adding that a case has been registered at the local police station under the Explosive Substance Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Both the IEDs were blasted safely at the same location, the agency said.