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60 IEDs recovered from forest area of Gaya
Gaya: A joint team of central and state armed forces recovered 60 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the forest at Kachnar village under Chhakarbandha police station area of Sherghati subdivision of the district on Thursday evening.
At a press conference on Friday, SSP Anand Kumar said, "Police got information about the IEDs planted under the ground from a Maoist sub-zonal commander of Magadh zone, Akhilesh Singh Bhokta alias Patarki, of village Kachnar, who surrendered on Thursday. Bhokta had been evading arrest for the last 10 years and carrying a reward of Rs 3 lakh."
"Bhokta was wanted in at least 17 Maoist-related violence cases lodged at different police stations in Gaya and Aurangabad districts.
He had joined the Red outfit at the age 14 years."
"He was involved in hanging four members of a family in Dumaria police station area in 2021, triggering IED explosion in Lutua police station area in Gaya in 2019 in which a police sub-inspector was martyred and two jawans sustained serious injuries, besides other crime incidents."
"All facilities under the 'surrender and rehabilitation policy' of the govt will be provided to Bhokta," the SSP added.
