Uttar Pradesh police recovers explosives kept by Maoists in jungle

Uttar Pradesh police recovered a large quantity of explosives and detonators kept by Maoists in a jungle to target patrolling police party in Naxal-hit Sonebhadra district, a senior police official said in Lucknow today.

ADG (law and order) Brij Lal said that on a tip-off that one Munna Vishwakarma, a hardcore Maoist, had stored explosives in the jungles of Devder in Deva Nata Khoh area, a police team launched a combing operation and recovered 20kg can bomb (improvised device), 150 gelatin rods, six pencil cells, one bundle wire and 10 detonators.

The police was informed that the gang had stored the explosives in the jungles in Kone police station area for ambushing a police party, the ADG said adding that folowing this recovery intensive combing operations have started in the jungles.

A case has been lodged with the police against Munna Vishvakarma and four other Naxals, the ADG added.