Explosives found from jungle

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Press Trust of India Jamshedpur
Last Updated : Apr 24 2015 | 1:32 AM IST
Security personnel today recovered explosives from Porahat jungle under Goilkera police station in adjoining West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said.
The recovery was made during a search operation launched in the naxal-infested pockets in the jungle when the security personnel comprised of CRPF and district armed police stumbled upon the explosives kept hidden in Padua village, said Superintendent of Police, Michael Raj S.
Raj said the search team have recovered two IEDs of 25 kgs each, six mortars, rocket launcher shell, naxal literature and uniform.
Later, the IEDs have been defused by the bomb disposal squad, he said.
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First Published: Apr 24 2015 | 1:32 AM IST

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