Imphal, Aug. 10 -- Assam Rifles bomb disposal experts successfully detected and neutralized an explosive device planted by armed miscreants along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur's Chandel district, an official reported on Sunday.

The explosives were safely destroyed in a controlled operation as part of ongoing search and area domination efforts in the vulnerable hill districts.

Acting on credible intelligence, a team of bomb experts from the Assam Rifles swiftly neutralized an unexploded 51mm mortar shell near L Thinkangphai Village, located in the southern part of Chandel district, bordering Myanmar.

The ordnance, discovered during a routine patrol on Saturday, posed a serious threat to local residents.

A specialized 14-member bom...