The banned guerillas of banned outfit CPI-Maoist made their present felt on Wednesday at Naxal infested area of Ghatshila sub-division by torching a dumper on Mosabani Bagjata Road under Mosabani police station area in about 45 Kms away.
According to information, the vehicle laden with urnanium-ore and was coming from Bagjata uranium mines to Jadugora-based Uranium Corporation of India limited (UCIl). Confirming the report superintendent of police (Rural) Shailendra Kumar Srivastava said that the rebels 15 in numbers had covered their face with clothes and each of them were carrying guns.
"We are probing the incident. As per our information the uranium-ore laden dumper had been intercepted by the rebel squad about 10 minutes after the vehicle had left the Bagjata mines in the wee hours of the day. They stopped the vehicle and forced the driver to leave. As the driver fled, the rebels leaked the diesel tank of the vehicle and sprinkled the diesel all over the vehicle, especially in its wheels and then ignited the fire," said the SP.
As soon as the information about the torching of the dumper reached the police station, the police and para-military forces started combing operation across Mosabani jungles. "We have launched an anti-insurgency operation at Mosabani forest area, expecting a breakthrough in the rebel-sponsored violence," said the superintendent of police.According to Srivastava, the squad that torched the dumper was suspected to be S. Tuddu's squad which is active in Mosabani area.
Sources informed that the police have decided to ensure strict vigil and deploy additional security forces in the fringe areas. “Security has been beefed up in the area and they were keeping strict vigil on movement of the Naxalites.,” said another official.
Police said that the security has been beefed up in the area and they were keeping strict vigil on movement of the Naxlites.