30 kg bomb meant to target security personnel recovered in Jharkhand

West Singhbhum: A powerful can bomb planted on a road was on Wednesday recovered from Gundijora village under Jaraikela police station in naxal-affected West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

Superintendent of Police Narendra Kumar Singh said the 30-kg can bomb was planted on a kucha road to target security personnel ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. It was recovered when CRPF and District Armed Police personnel were on routine patrolling in the naxal-affected Saranda forest.

The explosive was defused by the bomb disposal squad.