IED

Red Fort blast | Former NSG DG explains how IEDs are made, and when they can go off

November 16, 2025 5:58 pm

Red Fort blast analysis, IED components explained: Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) come in many shapes and forms. Their improvised nature, and the fact that their components are often available off-the-shelf, make them weapons of choice for terrorists of multiple hues.

BSF to undertake mega IED detection drive along India-Pak border in Punjab

April 11, 2025 10:00 am

The force will soon bring additional ground detection equipment and sniffer dogs to undertake the anti-IED sanitisation drive, the officials said.

Trooper injured in IED explosion in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur

March 29, 2025 4:35 am

In a separate incident, a Bastar Fighters jawan was wounded in an IED blast.

Army destroys two IEDs in Shopian, Pulwama: ‘Major terror incident’ averted

February 18, 2025 7:47 pm

In a statement, the Army said it launched a search operation along with the J&K Police in Shopian and Pulwama districts after receiving specific inputs.

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

January 24, 2025 8:02 pm

The device was found below a concrete bridge in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur during CRPF's demining operations.

Gujarat man, brother injured after IED delivered at Ahmedabad home explodes; 1 held

December 21, 2024 4:23 pm

The police arrested the man who delivered the homemade bomb to the man’s house in Ahmedabad and said the incident was a fallout of a personal dispute.

Punjab sees second wave of attacks on police: 5 incidents in 20 days

December 13, 2024 10:25 pm

In the latest incident, a grenade was allegedly thrown near the entrance of the Ghania Ke Bangar police station in Batala.

Security personnel recover IEDs planted by Maoists in Chattisgarh's Dantewada, avert tragedy

January 30, 2024 6:43 pm

 A major tragedy was averted on Tuesday with the recovery of two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) which were planted by Maoists on dirt tracks in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district to target security personnel, a police officer said.

NIA files chargesheet against 2 accused in IS-sponsored Mangaluru blast case

November 29, 2023 6:26 pm

The case was registered on November 23, 2022 under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC and sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.

Major terror attack averted in Udhampur, 15-kg IED defused: J-K cops

December 27, 2022 5:49 pm

A major terror plan was averted when the cylindrical shaped IED, 300-400 grams of RDX, seven 7.62 mm cartridges and five detonators were recovered in Basantgarh area on Monday, officials said.

Tracking the damage done by IEDs: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

With Maoists increasingly using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in their operations, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has turned to the Army for lessons from its experience in J&K.

Naxal attack: The IED blast site at Chaulnar, Dantewada

April 17, 2015 11:43 am