Three improvised bombs defused by security forces

Three large improvised bombs were recovered and defused by security forces in Bihar's Gaya district on Tuesday.

Officials said the locally-made lethal bombs were found in Rakshi-Tongila-Chatakpur and Bankebazar area of Gaya district.

A joint squad of CRPF and state police personnel recovered the bombs during a patrol and crippled them later, they said.

Many Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and landmines have been recovered in the run-up to the polls.

On Monday, three CRPF personnel were killed while seven others were injured while trying to defuse a landmine in Aurangabad district.