Working on the information given by the arrested Naxal rebel Mukhlal Mahato alias Mochhu, huge quantities of explosives, land mines and cane bombs were recovered in Bokaro district, police said on Tuesday.
After getting information, police team conducted raids in the hillock region of village Asanapani under Kasmar police station and recovered one AK-47, 54 live cane bombs, 100 detonators, 14 live Clamor mines, 16 canes , one steel drum, 9 switches, electric wire 300 metres, M-Seal 5 packets, one screw driver and one slide rinch, police said.
“In another raid at Triyonala hillocks and forest 4 live cane bombs, eight bundles of live codex wire, electric wire 1 bundle and 1 pipe bomb were recovered”, added police.
Mukhlal Mahato is wanted in 40 naxal incidents in Bokaro district, police said.