A huge haul of explosives, including 15 IEDs and three pressure bombs, were today recovered by security forces from different places averting a massive strike in the Naxal-hit Bastar Parliamentary seat in Chhatisgarh.

Joint Chief Electoral Officer of the State DD Singh said in Raipur that the explosives were unearthed this morning by a joint patrol squad of Border Security Force and district force from Nelnar area of Narayanpur district.

Acting on a tip-off, the security personnel had conducted a de-mining exercise in Nelnar region following which they detected a large number of landmines. He said due to security reasons, the Nelnar polling booth was shifted to a nearby place Akabeda.

In a separate incident, three pressure bombs were recovered from Bhansi police station area of Dantewada
district by a local police team.