In Jharkhand, Police has recovered over one thousand wired detonators on Ranchi -Patna Highway near Nagwan under Hazaribagh district. Superintend of Police has told our Correspondent that recovery was made after police laid a trap on the National Highway 33 on a tipoff.Our correspondent reports that the recovery of large number of wired detonators from Hazaribagh soon after the busting of a arms supply racket that was trying to send US Army M-16 rifles to the Maoists has added a new dimension to the insurgency problem. The NIA team has completed its preliminary investigation. Police sources have told us that apart from the connections of North -East insurgent groups with the Jharkhand Maoits, international angle to the arms and explosive supply has clearly emerged. Police is also encouraged from recent success in the state where large numbers of arms and explosives have been recovered in the state. Rajesh Sinha, AIR News, Ranchi.”
News On AIR | September 4, 2012 9:56 AM
J'khand cops recover over 1000 wired detonators on NH33