An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to be planted by Maoists exploded due to some reason in Kalimela police station area of Malkangiri district in Odisha at early Tuesday morning. No one was injured in the blast.
According to Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Mitrabhanu Mohapatra, this blast occurred on Borigeta-MV32 road. It is suspected that the IED was planted to target security forces including the BSF. Although no security personnel were travelling on this road when the blast occurred, some civilians had a narrow escape.