Gaya (Bihar), Dec. 20 (ANI): Police have recovered a huge cache of explosives from a forest area in Bihar's Maoist-infested Gaya district following a two-day combat operation.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided the forest area and recovered explosives on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Sherghati, Rajesh Kumar, said these explosives were being used by the rebels against the security forces.
"Yesterday, we recovered two cane bombs weighing 20 kilograms each, seven cylinder bombs weighing around 20-25 kilograms each and 10 kilograms of explosives and various other types of chemicals, 150 metres of electric wires, 15 metres of codex wires and four detonators from a Maoist camp," said Kumar.
"Today, we recovered 26 pressure cooker bombs; pressure cookers are made of aluminum, 78 iron pipe bombs and 67 packets of explosives like gelatin and petroleum jelly weighing around 200 grams each from the site, where the blast had occurred," he added.
The police official also mentioned that security has been stepped up around the area. (ANI)
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