The body of a Maoist Area Committee Member (ACM), killed during accidental blast of a landmine, was recovered in Pottangi police station area of Koraput district in Odisha on Sunday morning.
It was suspected that he had died because of a blast that occurred while the Maoists were trying to plant an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at this remote place to target security forces. The mutilated body was recovered from a place near Ralegada on Rajakuda-Kodeipadu road.
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Localites had heard the blast late on Saturday evening. In the morning the mutilated body was recovered from the spot.
The region is Maoist-infested and a BSF camp is located near Pottangi.
The police believe the man died while planting an Imrovised Explosive Device (IED)