Two landmines and Naxal literature recovered

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:03 [IST]

Bokaro, Mar 6 (UNI) Two landmines weighing four kgs each, wire and alarge number of naxal literature were recovered near Jhumra hill in Jharkhand's Bokaro district.

Superintendent of Police Priya Dubey here said that acting on a tip-off police raided the lower areas of the extremist affected Jhumra hill and recoverd the landmines and other materials kept for ultra operation.

Meanwhile, in another incident police also recoverd inflammable materials used in explosion from the adjoining areas of Galoari and Amar village under Gomia police station.

UNI

Topics: INSURGENCY-JHARKHAND-MINES

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