All posts tagged: improvised explosive devices

J&K Police foil major terror plot in Faridabad; 300kg explosives, AK-47s found

J&K Police foil major terror plot in Faridabad; 300kg explosives, AK-47s found

The Jammu & Kashmir Police, in coordination with the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Faridabad Police, have foiled a terror plot by recovering around 350 kilogram of explosives, an AK-47 rifle, and a large cache of ammunition from a rented accommodation in Dhauj village, Faridabad. Faridabad RDX bomb news: The operation was carried out by the Jammu & Kashmir Police, in coordination with the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Faridabad Police, . (Yogendra Kumar/File) The operation, which took place on Sunday, was carried out based on inputs from interrogations of arrested suspects in Jammu & Kashmir. The explosives were recovered from the residence of Dr Mujahil Shakil, a student of Al Falah Medical College, originally from Jammu & Kashmir, who had rented the house in Dhauj about three months ago, said police. According to police officials, the recovery included 14 bags of ammonium nitrate weighing around 100kg, 84 live cartridges, one AK-47 rifle, timers, and 5 litres of chemical solution. A total of 48 items suspected to be used for assembling improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized. …

Chandigarh: Two days on, FIR lodged in bomb hoax at high court case

Chandigarh: Two days on, FIR lodged in bomb hoax at high court case

May 25, 2025 09:34 AM IST The FIR has been lodged under Section 351(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66(F) of the IT Act against unknown persons at the Sector 3 police station in Chandigarh Two days after a high-alert security situation unfolded at the Punjab and Haryana high court due to a threatening email warning of multiple RDX-based improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted on the court premises, Chandigarh Police registered an FIR for cyber terrorism and criminal intimidation on Saturday. The FIR narrated that inspector Narinder Singh, station house officer of the Sector 3 police station, received an alert from the Chandigarh Police Control Room around 11.01 am on Thursday regarding a possible bomb threat in the court’s complex. (Ravi Kumar/HT) Lodged under Section 351(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66(F) of the IT Act against unknown persons at the Sector 3 police station, the FIR narrated that inspector Narinder Singh, station house officer of the said police station, received an alert from the Chandigarh Police Control Room …

Security forces recover 114 weapons across Manipur after voluntary surrender period expires | Latest News India

Security forces recover 114 weapons across Manipur after voluntary surrender period expires | Latest News India

Mar 08, 2025 10:49 AM IST Intelligence-based operations were launched in the hill and valley districts across the strife-torn state. In a series of operations, security forces have recovered 114 weapons, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), grenades, and ammunition across Manipur after the expiry of a two-week period for voluntarily surrendering looted and illegally held arms in the ethnic strife-torn state, an official statement said on Saturday. Security personnel display the arms and ammunition surrendered by the public from Churachandpur, Imphal East, and Kangpokpi districts of Manipur.(PTI) Intelligence-based operations were launched in the hill and valley districts of Bishnupur, Senapati, Thoubal, Jiribam, Chandel, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Imphal East and Imphal West. Altogether 114 weapons, IEDs, grenades, ammunition, and war-like stores were recovered during these operations, an army statement said. People handed over to the security forces more than 1,000 arms along with ammunition during the two-week provided to them for voluntarily surrendering looted and illegally held weapons in Manipur, a police officer said on Friday, a day after the deadline ended. Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla had …

Close call as 50 kg IED below road is defused in Chhattisgarh | India News

Close call as 50 kg IED below road is defused in Chhattisgarh | India News

Security forces in Chhattisgarh Saturday detected a heavy improvised explosive device (IED) weighing nearly 50 kg in Bijapur – the state’s most Maoist-affected district. The incident took place on the Basaguda-Awapalli road, which falls under jurisdiction of the Basaguda police station. A battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) detected the IED under a concrete bridge during demining operations, prompting the force’s bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) team to defuse it. According to Bijapur’s Additional Superintendent of Police Chandrakant Governa, Maoists had hidden a command IED – a device that can be manually triggered from 100-200 metres away – behind a concrete block and some stones. The discovery comes within a month of eight security personnel and a civilian driver being killed when a command IED ripped through their vehicle on January 6. (Express Photo) “We tried to remove the IED but it was placed deep inside. So, we decided to detonate it,” he said, adding that the explosion caused a crater on the road. The discovery comes within a month of eight …