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India Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
14 IEDs, grenades seized in anti-Naxal operation in Jharkhand's West Singbhum
Security forces have foiled a major conspiracy by Naxalites on the border of West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts in Jharkhand. Acting on intelligence inputs, forces recovered 14 powerful IED bombs and several other explosive leaders of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit—including Misir Besra, Anmol, Ajay Mahato, Pintu Lodha, and Jayakant-have been actively moving across the Saranda and Kolhan regions to carry out disruptive activities. Based on a tip-off, police learned that explosives had been hidden in the dense forests and hilly areas along the Toklo and Kuchai police station joint search operation was launched on July 19 by Jharkhand Police, Jharkhand Jaguar, CRPF's 60th Battalion, and local district police teams. During the search operation on July 20, the team discovered a large cache of explosives from the forest. Among the recovered items were 14 powerful IED bombs, each weighing 2 kilograms, along with desi hand grenades, ammonium nitrate powder, firecracker powder, steel containers, and other bomb-making the recovered explosives were safely defused and destroyed on-site with the help of the bomb disposal squad. The swift action ensured that the Naxalites could not cause any harm to the security personnel.- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Jharkhand
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Security forces recover 14 live IEDs
1 2 3 Jamshedpur: The security forces recovered 14 live IEDs from the forest on the borders of West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Sunday. Along with the live IEDs, weighing 2kg each, the security forces also recovered a country-made hand grenade, ammonia nitrate powder, firecracker powder and a steel container. The explosives were defused at the spot in a controlled way by the bomb disposal squad of the West Singhbhum police. West Singhbhum police said that a combing operation was launched in the jungle area spreading across Toklo thana in Singhbhum and Kuchai thana in Seraikela on Saturday on receiving intelligence about Maoists concealing the explosives to target the security forces. The security forces comprising Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ), CRPF 60 Battalion and police of the two adjoining districts recovered the explosives earlier in the morning.
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Time of India
Security forces seized 18 live IEDs in Khunti
Jamshedpur: The security forces seized 18 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on the borders of the West Singhbhum and Khunti districts on Wednesday. The recovery of the live explosives, each weighing 3kg, was made from the deep forest in the Kochang village under Arki police station limits in Khunti district. The recovery, a third time in the first nine days of July, was the outcome of the joint search and seizure conducted by the police of the two respective districts along with CRPF and Jharkhand Jaguar. Chaibasa SP Rakesh Ranjan said that the operation was carried on receiving intelligence that extremist's group have concealed explosives in large quantities to disrupt anti-Naxal operation. "The explosives were defused at the spot by the bomb disposal squad," SP said. The security forces had seized 30 IEDs on July 4 and 16 IEDs on July 7, respectively, from Toklo police station limits in West Singhbhum.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Time of India
18k detonators, explosives seized in West Singhbhum
1 2 3 4 Jamshedpur: In a major recovery, security forces have unearthed 18,000 live detonators along with some explosives hidden by Maoists in the West Singhbhum district on Tuesday. The explosives were recovered from a hilly forest in the Maoist-hit Husipi village under the Tonto police station of the district. According to the police officers, the explosive items were found when the joint security forces comprising personnel of the CRPF 60 Battalion, Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ) and district police came across the detonators hidden underground while conducting a combing operation in the area after getting specific tip-offs. Police have said the search and combing operation was carried out based on intelligence inputs about the explosives being hidden in the forest by the Naxalites to target the security forces. "The recovered detonators and explosives were defused in a controlled manner by a bomb disposal squad of the district police," a senior district police officer said. The officer further said the search operations were being carried out extensively in the forested area and would be continuing to recover explosives and other contraband items, if any, planted or hidden by the outlawed group to target security forces, civilians or their adversaries. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
Time of India
24-06-2025
- Time of India
Police nab JJMP rebel with arms and ammunition in Gumla
Gumla: A Jharkhand Jan Multi Parishad (JJMP) rebel, carrying Rs 5 lakh reward, was nabbed by joint forces of district police and Jharkhand Jaguar from a forest near Ghaghra village within the limits of Bishunpur police station in Gumla on Tuesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The forces seized a 303 rifle, 200 rounds of bullets, 150 live cartridges of 7.62 mm, and other articles, including three mobile phones and a rucksack, from his possession. Gumla SP Haris Bin Zaman said, "Following a specific input about the movement of JJMP extremists led by its chief, Ravidra Yadav, a joint team of the district police and Jaguar Assault Group (AG) 39, led by Gumla SDPO Suresh Prasad, was formed to conduct a raid in the area. Forces saw some armed men sitting in a nearby forest. Seeing the forces zeroing in, they started fleeing, but one of them was caught." The nabbed ultra was identified as Firoj Ansari (35), a resident of Rubed village in Jobang police station of Lohardaga district. He carried reward of Rs 5 lakh over his head. The joint team seized a 303 rifle and its 200 bullets, along with bullets of a different bore, from him. The SP said, "Ansari has 11 criminal cases against him with Jobang and Senha police stations in Lohardaga, Latehar police station, and Kurumgarh and Chainpur police stations of Gumla district."
