Malkangiri: Panic ran high at Mudulibeda village under Mathili policelimits in the Maoist-dominated Malkangiri district Tuesday after locals spotted an old television which was abandoned under mysterious condition under a tree near the village.
According to reports, locals spotted the TV under the tree and alerted the officials posted at a nearby Border Security Force (BSF) camp.
The BSF officials rushed to the spot and immediately cordoned off the area, suspecting it to be some ‘explosives’ planted by the Maoists.
Later, a bomb squad team was engaged to blow up the TV, suspected to a bomb, by using explosives.
However, it was found that there were no explosives or improvised explosive device (IED) inside the TV. It is suspected that someone might have dumped the TV on the spot, informed Malkangiri SP, Jagmohan Meena.