In a breakthrough, the security forces recover 50 can bombs planted by the banned CPI (Maoists) at Seraikela Kharsawan. The police succeeded in recovering about 50 can bombs laid in series from two unpaved mountain paths under Dalbhanga OP area of Kuchai police station.
Superintendent of Police Anand Prakash said they got a tip off that Ramesh alias Anal Da Squad of CPI Maoist with the aim of causing loss of life and property to the security forces on unpaved hill road going to Nimdih, Panduburu and Dodarda under Darbhanga OP area of Kuchai police station.
District Police under the leadership of Additional Superintendent of Police Purushottam Kumar and 21 C Neeraj Singh Rathore of CRPF 157 Battalion for verification of information and further action, F/157 and A/157 Battalions of CRPF, AG-07 of Jharkhand Jaguar conducted a joint special operation .
The security forces involved in the operation carefully recovered about 25 can bombs with command mechanism of 3 to 5 kg each, laid in series along the forested unpaved mountain road going from Neemdih-Panduburu to Kudathu. In the same sequence, during the operation conducted on Friday also, about 25 can bombs of 2 to 3 kg each of pressure mechanism laid in series were recovered from Rugudih to Dodarda on the forested unpaved mountain road.
The Superintendent of Police said that the said bombs were planted by Anal da’s squad with the aim of causing huge loss of life and property to the security forces and villagers.
A police official said they are taking all necessary precautionary measures in the twin-districts of Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan district.
“We have put the police and para-military forces on the alert across the Kolhan after recovery of the bombs. We will not allow the Maoists to disrupt the normal life at any place in Kolhan,” said the official.
Police and paramilitary forces have also beefed up the naxal infested areas of the district. Sources informed that the police are frisking commuters in the bordering areas. At some places common people are also being interrogated by police and paramilitary forces on suspicion. Forces have been deployed in strategic locations. The district police have maintained that combing operation in the Maoist infested areas of the district will continue as usual and there is no let up whatsoever.
“Security has been beefed up in the area and they were keeping strict vigil on movement of the Naxalites. The plan is to keep a tab on the camps being operated by ultras,” said another official.