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Large quantity of explosives recovered in Jharkhand

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Press Trust of India Khunti (Jharkhand)
Last Updated : Aug 07 2015 | 7:42 PM IST
A large quantity of explosives including detonators were recovered from the Kochang jungle in the Maoist-hit Khunti district of Jharkhand, police said today.
Security personnel comprising CRPF and District Armed Force stumbled upon the explosives weighing 140 kgs including detonators during combing operation yesterday, Sub-Divisional Police Officer Deepak Kumar Sharma said today.
The operation was launched in view of a bandh called by the Maoists protesting recent arrest of a leader of the rebels.
Sharma said the security personnel also recovered 15 pieces of boosters.

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First Published: Aug 07 2015 | 7:42 PM IST

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