“During further search operation, an old Maoist dump was demolished by the security forces in the forests near Rutagutu village under Tonto police station. In addition to that, five IEDs were also recovered and destroyed there only with the help of the bomb disposal squad from the security point of view,” said Chaibasa SP Ashutosh Shekhar.The recovery includes, five IEDs, 2 detonators, 18 gelatine rods, 2 pressure cookers, 50 feet wire, 2 numbers of 12 volte battery along with live cartridges and articles of day-to-day use.As of now, security forces have also destroyed several Maoist dumps besides destroying more than three dozen bunkers, along with the one used by top Maoist leader Misir Besra, having a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, during the search operation being conducted in Saranda forests of Chaibasa.The size of these bunkers varied between of 25 x 35, 20 x 25 and 15 x 20 feet.
Source link
