Hazaribagh police have identified one of the Naxals who were gunned down on Monday in Chauparan PS forest area on the border of Jharkhand and Bihar. The identified Naxal is Ramjanak Bhuniya, alias Doctor, who was a zonal commander of the MCC.
The Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar, who reached Hazaribagh on Tuesday said that it is a great achievement for Hazaribagh police as well as the State police. He said that the recovered arms are of Bihar police. The SlR was looted from the cops of Nawada police and Insas rifle from the Bihar Sharif police. The police also recovered one 303 pistol, 500 live cartages, Rs2 lakh cash, one flash light, six pitthu, medicines and Naxal literature from rebels after the encounter.
Appreciating the team work of Hazaribagh police and SP Akhilesh Jha, Kumar said that they have started the Karo 2 operation last Friday against PlFI in its base area, Khunti and its suburbs. “Rebels are rebels, and we are not going to leave anyone engaged in Naxal activities,” said DGP Rajeev Kumar when asked about Jharkhand where it is said that some left organisations are flourishing under the police patronage.
The DGP informed that a high-level meeting of Bihar and Jharkhand police is going to take place soon to make the joint strategy against the Naxal groups. After the meeting a massive joint operation will start against the left wing extremism.