They were found during combing along Andhra-Chhattisgarh borderPersonnel of the Anti-Naxal Squad (ANS) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday unearthed at least 10 booby traps allegedly laid by the Maoists in the Mallampeta forest cover on the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border in Chintoor Agency. This is said to be the biggest booby trap laid by the Maoists on the tri-State border of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh in recent years. “The booby trap is believed to be the traditional technique of Gutti Koya tribe of Chhattisgarh. The Maoists had laid the booby traps by digging trenches, in which they reportedly planted sharp bamboo arrows and covered them with leaves. Mohan Rao said the strategy of laying the booby trap was once rampant in Chhattisgarh.

Source: The Hindu October 08, 2021 18:10 UTC