A joint team of the 26th CRPF battalion and Bokaro police recovered a huge cache of arms, Ammunition and explosives from Asanapani forest area in Jhumra hilly regions under the Jageshwar Vihar police station in Bokaro district on Saturday,said Bokaro SP P. Murgon.
Informing about the details of seizure, the Bokaro SP said cord Tex wire 2 bundles,one loaded gun,giletin sticis 38 pc ,electric detonators 7pc, grenades 2pc ,live cartridges.315 bore 72 pc,live cartridges of 7.62 bore 73pc, one Insas magazine,uria one kg ,sulphur,100grams, Ammonition ,naxal posters and and other explosives were found burried in the iron box near Asanapani forest area,added SP.
The seized items indicate that they were buried there only a few days ago, he added. CRPF cammandant Akhilesh Kumar Singh confirmed the materials were buried by the extremists, at a place near the Jhumra and the intension of the extremists was to blow up patrolling personnel crossing the road.
The ammunitions and explosives were kept there to counter attack the security forces. The Maoists once again want to recapture the Jhumra hills which was one of their safest training centre, commandant added. CRPF assistant commandant Manoj Don said: “The operation lasted for three hours and one platoon of the CRPF along with the police teams of Jageshwar Vihar, Gomia reached the cave after a grueling trek across the jungle.”
He further said that the information about the arms and explosives materials was received on Saturday morning and the CRPF, and police personnel were advised to be alert while patrolling.