A landmine with 40 kilograms of explosives was detected in Naxal-affected Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Friday.
“A joint patrolling team of district police and Border Security Force (BSF) detected a landmine with 40 kgs of explosives near Furfudi village,” Superintendent of Police (Kanker) Ajay Yadav told PTI.
The explosives were recovered following a tip off while patrolling in the region, he said, adding the landmine has been defused.
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With this, the quantity of explosive recovered in last fortnight stands at over 180 kgs in the State, which has witnessed a spate of Maoist violence.
On May 14, 65 kgs of explosives were recovered from two separate places in Dantewada. On May 10, police had detected a landmine with 75 kgs explosives at two places in that district.
Mr. Yadav said, Naxals had planted the landmine near a highway in Kanker, and were probably planning a big attack as the quantity is huge enough to blow up a truck or bus.
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A three-metre long electric wire was also recovered, he said.
Over 100 people, mostly security personnel, have been killed in landmine blasts triggered by Naxals in the State recently.