Jamshedpur, March 17 -- In a major breakthrough against Naxal activities, security forces recovered and successfully neutralized a 10-kilogram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the dense forest areas of Ghatkuri and Laiselbig under Tonto police station area in West Singhbhum district. The explosive, strategically planted by Naxal operatives, was detected and defused by bomb disposal squads with the assistance of local police and paramilitary forces, preventing a potential large-scale attack.

The operation, part of an intensified security crackdown, is being carried out by multiple battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in collaboration with the Jharkhand Police. The deployed units include CRPF battalions 60 BN, 203 BN, 20...