BHUBANESWAR: The death toll in the landmine blast in Odisha's Koraput district mounted to eight after the body of a state police personnel was found at the spot this morning. The search team recovered the body of Tulasiram Majhi, who had gone missing after the blast yesterday. He said though preliminary investigation indicated involvement of Maoists in the blast, none of the rebel outfits have so far claimed responsibility. The explosion took place near Mungarbhumi on Sunki ghat, barely one km from Andhra Pradesh border, in the Maoist- affected Koraput district. Altogether 13 personnel, mostly police drivers, were on their war to Cuttack in a truck for training when the landmine went off.

Source: Economic Times February 02, 2017 11:24 UTC