Bokaro police have recovered a bag containing explosives – IED and detonators – from a locality at lugu pahar in Gomia block in the district last evening, said SP Kartik S. and ASP Sanjay Kumar. The recovery was done after a tip off by hardcore Maoists Shekhar alias Charlie and others, who are in judicial custody in Giridih.
A joint team of the 7th and 26th battalions of CRPF and local Bokaro police recovered 4 pieces of IED weighing 2 kg each, codex wire one bundle, SlR live ammunition50 piece, 243 pc of gelatin rods-seal 44 pc, Electric wire 2 bundle, 2 pc empty cane of 5 kg and 10 kg, Cello tape 15 pc, Cloth clips 4pc, Plastic dustbin large 1 pc Steel plate one piece and Naxal literatures were kept in plastic bag near lugu pahar barely 2 km away from lalpania police station on Sunday afternoon, said SP, Bokaro Karthik S .
The operation, carried out, by Bermo SDPO Subash Chandra Jat, ASP Sanjay Kumar along with Officer-in charge Of Gomia, Nawadih, Gandhi Nagar and Dania police stations ended on Sunday evening. However, no arrest could be made as the all explosives and others materials were found dumped, in bunkers said SDPO Subash Chandra Jat
In course of a search operation in the Naxal-hit jungles lugu Pahar, the team came across all explosives dumped inside the road. It was aimed at blowing the police patrolling party .The cane bomb was about to blast but fortunately it as detected and defused within time by an anti-bomb squid, said SP Bokaro .