Arms and explosives hidden by the Maoists near Tilaya-Dania road of Jhumra hill under Mahuatard police station in Bokaro were recovered on Saturday evening.
Security personnel of 26 battalion of CRPF and local police engaged in combing operation in the area made the recovery. The CRPF company headed by assistant commandant Virendra Satyarathi and ASP Sanjay Kumar launched an anti-Naxal search operation in the following information about Maoist movement in the area.
The police recovered a cylinder bomb of 30 kg, 4 cane bombs of 10 kg each, 10 pieces of detonators, one local made pistol and Naxal literature during the operation, said YS Ramesh, Superintendent of Police Bokaro.
YS Ramesh added that the cane bombs, each of ten kg capacity, were to be used by the Maoists to trigger serial landmines blast.”
The Naxalites have now changed their strategy of inflicting damages. Earlier, the rebels used to blast anti-landmine vehicles. Now they target cops on foot on way to serial landmines.
Police have seized the huge explosives from Tilaya-Dania road which were apparently planted to blow up Chutwa river bridge and the metal road.