The 154th CRPF battalion frustrated Naxalites on Saturday evening by pouring water on their plan to recapture at Pirtard area, a naxal infested block of the Giridih. In a combing operation, a search team recovered two powerful can bombs from the forest area in between Pirtard-Banpura road. The CRPF personnel also recovered huge pieces of detonators within limits of Pirtard police station of Naxal-hit Dumari sub division. The recovery was made during a search operation by the security personnel comprising of CRPF and district police, said SDPO, Dumri, Niraj Kumar Singh
According to the SP, while conducting search operations at Pirtard block, the troop headed by CRPF assistant commandant and Officer in-Charge and forces raided at forest road in between Pirtard-Banpura forest road of Maoists located behind the buses near Pirtard and recovered two powerful cane bombs which weighed 20 kg each and electric detonator and other materials. The items indicate that it was kept there only a few days ago, he added.
SP, Giridih Surendra Kumar Jha said that both can bombs have been successfully defused by the police squad and the Maoists with a view to triggering an incident have planted several active landmines at various places here. Sensing this cops while conducting raids always remain extra caution.
One wrong step may land them in trouble but fortunately, the bid was foiled, he further added.