In a major breakthrough against extremists, Garhwa police and CRPF jointly recovered large number of ammunition during a search operation at Saneya forest under Bhandariya police station, on Tuesday.
According to Garhwa SP Priyadarshi Alok, the ammunitions were recovered after a search operation of 9 hours launched jointly by CRPF commandant BK Singh and OC Bhandariya. The ammunition were found hidden under soil.
Police recovered 70 kg explosive put in six big jars, 20 kg Potas, 3 electric detonators, 2 bundle kotex wires, four bundle general wires, 9 police helmets, 9 general hamlets and18 box of explosive materials.
CRPF commandant BK Singh announced that this area was free from the Naxals and added explosive and other recovered materials would be sent to the lab for test.
It is suspected that recovered police helmet could be belonged to slain cops who were killed at lalmatiya forest under Bhandaraiya police station in a land blast triggered by the extremists on 2012. In all 13 policemen including OC Bahandariya Rajbali Chaudhry were killed in the blast.