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| Sound a ticking clock is coming from the belly of the cows seized by the Indian Army. Screen grab from 24 Ghanta report |
Maoists are reportedly stitching up bombs within live animals to surprise the security forces.
On Friday, the Indian Army seized 100 cows from two smugglers near the Indo-Nepal border.
Noticing that all cows had similar pattern of stitches on their stomachs, they suspected foul play. On using metal detectors to check the cows, they were able to hear a strange sound, similar to that of a ticking clock, reports Zee News.
The cows, which have been taken to camp, are suspected to be carrying explosive devices inside their body.
While the report may sound bizarre, the modus operandi sounds familiar.
Two years ago, doctors at the Ranchi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) found an unexploded bomb implanted within the dead body of a 29- year-old CRPF constable Babulal Patel during their post mortem surgery.
Babulal Patel was one of the 14 people who lost their lives during an armed ambush by the Maoists in Jharkhand in January 2013.
Defusing the IED was so complicated that Jharkhand called NSG experts from Gurgaon to do it.
The bomb was finally disposed in an open field in the RIMS premises.