Security personnel comprising CRPF, Cobra, Jharkhand Jaguar, and district armed police were engaged in a combing operation in the core Kolhan area of the district based on intelligence inputs on the presence of top proscribed Maoist leaders, including Misir Besra, who carries a bounty of Rs one crore on his head. During the operation, which was jointly conducted in various villages within the limits of Goilkera and Tonto police stations, the security forces detected three IEDs planted by banned CPI (Maoists) to target them in a forest near Jimki Ikir village within the limits of the Tonto police station. The IEDs, weighing 5 kg each, were destroyed on the spot by the bomb disposal squad. Besides, security personnel also recovered 125 kg of rice, packets of salt, mustard oil, chilli, and turmeric powder. The combing operation was still ongoing at the time of reporting.
Security Personnel Recover IEDs During Anti-Maoist Operation in West Singhbhum
