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New Indian Express
3 days ago
- New Indian Express
Security forces recover Rs 35 lakh cash hidden underground by Maoists in Chaibasa jungles
RANCHI: In yet another achievement, the security forces have recovered Rs 35 lakh cash, belonging to the Maoists, hidden under the ground during anti-Maoist operations in the Saranda jungles of Chaibasa under Karaikela police station limit. According to Chaibasa police, based on the tip-off that a huge amount of money had been kept hidden under the ground, a joint operation of Jharkhand Jaguar and CRPF was launched. The recovered cash was kept by the Maoists to plant landmines and to buy explosives, they said. The information was shared by Ranchi Range IG Manoj Kaushik through a post on the social media platform X. 'On a specific intelligence related to Maoist financing, Chaibasa police have recovered ₹35 lakhs approx. on July 27 (Exact counting will be done at PS). Money was for the purchase of explosives to mine the area against the forces. Congratulations!'. According to police sources, the bundles of money recovered were wrapped in paper and plastic, and were buried under the ground after placing them safely in a steel can. 'A total of 35 bundles has been found,' said the police sources. The money will be counted only after reaching the police station, so that the exact amount of money can be ascertained,' said the police sources. Earlier in May this year, the security forces had recovered at least two lockers (Almirah) along with a huge cache of ammunition on the Jharkhand-Bihar border during an inter-state operation against the banned CPI (Maoist) in the Chakarbandha forests of Palamu. The lockers, recovered from the jungles, were supposedly being used to hide the levy money extorted from the contractors and businessmen. According to police, the lockers were found empty; possibly, some close associate of Maoist leader Sandeep Yadav took the money out after his death. Prime facie, it appeared that the lockers were emptied by someone very recently.
India Today
20-07-2025
- 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
20-07-2025
- 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!
