A day-long operation amid rainstorm — which began on January 20 — against the CPI (Maoist) in Gomia block areas has achieved major success as the security forces have recovered four cane-bombs and remote devices.
Bokaro Superintendent of Police Jitendra Singh has said that Maoists have been itching to create fresh terror in the first month of the new year — to mark their constant presence and spread terror amid the locals — but they faced another failure when the Bokaro police along with CRPF successfully averted a major disaster by recovering four cane-bombs and remote devices near Banchatra village under the Gomia block on Banchatra-Chute road on Monday and defused within time by an anti-squad.
It aimed at blowing the police patrolling party. The place is situated about 40 km from the Bokaro headquarter. According to police sources, when the police got the information about the cane bombs, a police team led by ASP Rajendra Toppo along with Bermo Dy SP Manoj Rai, Assistant commandant of CRPF Jai Singh, Gomia circle Inspector Sailendra Singh and Officer- in charge Gomia P.S. and IEl, laxami Kant and Subhas Singh were sent to the site. The 3kg of each were unearthed by the team successfully saving the lives of many persons as several police jeeps carrying cops pass every day on the road, the SP said, adding that raids are onto arrest the rebels.