Naxal held with 7kg IED in Odisha

Security forces today apprehended a suspected Naxal and seized a 7kg improvised bomb from him in Rayagada district of Odisha.

The arrest was effected in Hataguma-Kalyansinghpur axis of the district when security forces, led by paramilitary CRPF, were out for an operation.

The suspected Maoist has been identified as Bali Majhi and seven kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has been recovered from him, a senior official said.

He has been handed over to local police by the Central Reserve Police Force troops for further interrogation.