Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (TIWN) A young man was killed in an IED (improvised explosive device) blast suspected to be planted by Maoists in Kandhamal district of Odisha on Wednesday, police said.

The incident took place in Sadingia village in Phiringia police station area when Priya Ranjan Kanhar, a resident of Kiamunda village, was going to the forest, officer-in-charge P Shyam Sundar Rao said. The body will be recovered from the spot after clearance from the bomb squad and forensic team, he said.