In another success against Maoist during a search operation by 3 CoBRA battalion, CRPF and police a huge quantity of explosives and materials were recovered at Thalia and Jhallimundi adjacent to Budha Pahar on Tuesday.
According to police, they achieved great success in the joint action of Jharkhand Police and CRPF under the leadership of Deputy Commandant Jitendra Kumar of Cobra 203 Battalion.
During a search operation the Cobra team saw Maoists' camp made of plastic tarpaulin by the Naxalites on the mountain named Jhandi Mundi. After thorough investigation, the weapons and explosives kept hidden by the Naxalites were recovered.
The recovered items included 22 IEDs, seven VHF sets, two VHF user manuals, 12 batteries, three He.36 grenade launchers, 160 meters of cable wire, 9 IED series mechanisms, 26 detonators. Contains food preparation and daily use material including four kilos of chemicals.
It is noteworthy that last Saturday also the Cobra battalion had a also recovered four IED bombs and other materials.
Garhwa SP Anjani Kumar Jha while confirming the said Maoists hidden the bombs for damaged security forces.
Head constables Brijesh Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Singh, Girdhari, Mohammad Hussain, Mahendra Kumar, Jawan Lal Singh, Awadhesh Ojha, Bal Singh, Vijay Hadiya, Vinod Kumar and other jawans were involved in the search operation.