A landmine weighing about 40 kg allegedly planted by Maoists at a culvert near Pedamidisileru village, targeting the police deployed on election duty, was unearthed by a joint team of police and CRPF personnel in Charla mandal on Thursday.
Police claimed to have foiled the plot by the Maoist rebels to attack the policemen while they were returning from poll duty soon after Thursday’s Telangana Assembly election with the timely detection of the landmine.
A bomb disposal squad on Friday set off the landmine under safe and controlled conditions in adherence to safety precautions, sources said.
