Phulbani (Odisha): A powerful landmine planted on a road by Maoists was seized by security personnel in Odisha's Kandhamal district.
The explosive device was found between Kotagada and Srirampur on Friday while the security men were returning after a combing operation in forests, Sub-Divisional Police Officer of G Udayagiri, Sesadeba Bariah said.
The landmine was defused.
Altogether nine explosive devices including landmines and tiffin bombs were seized from Baliguda sub-division from Maoist-affected district in the last one year, he said.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, September 08, 2012, 15:07