The Giridih police in a joint operation with the 7th battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered huge cache of explosives following a raid conducted busting a Maoist bunker near Tisro forest within jurisdiction of lokainayanpur police station of Gididih on Monday night.
According to CRPF assistant commandant Ajit Kumar, while conducting search operations at Tisro forest area the force raided the a small artificial bunker of the Maoists located behind bushes and recovered 20 kilogram of explosives, 12 bags of IED materials, two dozen rods , 3 cane bombs, 10 steel lunch boxes and 25 detonators and others materials .The items indicates that it was kept there only few days ago, he added .
Meanwhile, according to sources there are many more bunkers of Maoists at Tisro forest. The Maoists have planted several active landmines at various places here. Sensing this ,the local police while conducting raids always remain extra cautions. The inputs have warned the police of possible Maoist attack.
The Naxals have been trying to reclaim a foothold in the area for some time now. The police have recently held a series of operations in Tisro. They are penetrating deep into the jungles in order to keep the rebels on the move.The Naxal activities have increased in Nawadih area in Bokaro district despite regular combing by the police and CRPF. The Maoists have put up several hand writing posters asking villagers to boycott the parliament election .The posters were seen on Monday in the lalchock,college campus and Bokaro Thermal Railway station, only 500 meters away from Bokaro Thermal police station.