7,000 detonators, 3,000 explosives seized from Maoist hideouts

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Police on Saturday seized 7,000 detonators, 3,000 explosives and 2,000 kg ammonium nitrate during raids conducted at Maoist hideouts in Rohtas district.

Superintendent of Police Shivdeep Lande said that police had got a tip-off about the presence of around 60-65 Maoists in the forest area of Chunnhatta village under Nauhatta police station limits.

When police asked them to surrender after encircling them, the extremists opened fire, the SP said.

Police returned fire, forcing the Maoists to retreat deep in the forest, Lande said, adding, one Maoist operative was nabbed during the operation.

On the basis of information provided by the arrested Maoist, police seized 7,000 detonators, 3,000 explosives, 2,000 kg ammonium nitrate, two tractors and some Maoist literatures from their hideouts in Chunnhatta village, the SP said.

Source http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-7000-detonators-3000-explosives-seized-from-maoist-hideouts-2068792

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