Four Maoists arrested in BiharNovember 5th, 2009 PATNA - Four Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Bihar's Munger district, police said Thursday. The arrests took place during a joint operation involving the police and central paramilitary forces.
Jharkhand Police arrests three persons for supplying arms to MaoistsNovember 4th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Police in Ranchi district on Wednesday arrested three persons for supplying lethal arms and ammunition to the Maoists. During a search operation in the jurisdiction of Namkum Police Station, the police personnel stumbled upon an inter-state gang working with links in West Bengal.
Five Maoists held in JharkhandNovember 2nd, 2009 RANCHI - Five suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested from Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said Monday. According to police, the five, belonging to the Left radical Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), were arrested from Madariatoli village, 140 km from here, Sunday night.
Woman Maoist commander held in JharkhadOctober 5th, 2009 RANCHI - Police here Monday claimed to have arrested a woman Maoist commander in the Jharkhand capital. The woman rebel, whose identity the police did not disclose immediately, was arrested from a colony situated under Sukhdeonagar police station of Ranchi.
30 kg landmine recovered in JharkhandSeptember 12th, 2009 RANCHI - A 30 kg landmine was recovered Saturday by police from Jharkhand's Chatra district, officials said. The mine was recovered Saturday evening from Lipta village in Chatra district, some 190 km from Ranchi.
Jharkhand to raise 10 bomb disposal squadsSeptember 5th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand will raise 10 bomb disposal squads to tackle rising threats from Maoists and other terrorist groups, a senior police official said Saturday. "Each battalion of the JAP (Jharkhand Armed Police) will have its own bomb disposal squad.
Huge arms cache unearthed in MizoramJuly 31st, 2009 AIZAWL - A huge cache of arms, including eight US-made M-16 rifles, have been seized from the rented house of a Myanmarese national in this Mizoram capital, police said Friday. The weapons were recovered from a house rented by a man identified as Lalnempuii, on the outskirts of Aizawl, late Thursday, a police spokesperson said.
Unlicensed revolver found in Jharkhand ex-minister's houseJuly 25th, 2009 RANCHI - Former human resources minister of Jharkhand and independent legislator Bandu Tirkey has been booked under the Arms Act after officials found an unlicensed revolver and 13 live cartridges at his house here, police said Saturday. Officials of the vigilance department had raided the houses of former chief minister and Lok Sabha MP Madhu Koda and three ex-ministers, including Tirkey, in connection with a graft case.
24,000 cartridges recovered in ChhattisgarhJuly 21st, 2009 RAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh police have recovered over 24,000 live cartridges and 151 illegal arms in the past seven months, the state assembly was informed Tuesday. In reply to a question, state Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar told the assembly that police recovered 24,700 live cartridges, seized 151 arms besides 47 grenades and 49 bombs in 131 different cases in the state between December 2008 and June 28 this year.
Maoist aide arrested, explosives seizedJuly 19th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand police Sunday said they have arrested a suspected arms and cell phone sim card supplier of Maoist rebels who led the security forces to a huge haul of explosives. A country-made revolver, some live catridges and two mobile phones were recovered from Firdos, the suspected supplier.
Land mine recovered in JharkhandJuly 17th, 2009 RANCHI - A 20-kg land mine, planted possibly by Maoists under a bridge on the outskirts of this Jharkhand capital, was recovered Friday, police said. According to police, a search team was sent to the spot following an intelligence tip-off and it found the land mine near the Ganghat railway station, around 30 km from here.
Maoist commander held in JharkhandJuly 16th, 2009 RANCHI - A Maoist commander was arrested in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district Thursday, police said. Area commander of Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) Ramanji was arrested from Burkunda area of Ramgarh district, some 80 km from Ranchi, police said.
Two arrested with arms in JharkhandJune 27th, 2009 RANCHI - Two alleged arms smugglers, wanted by police for over a year, were arrested in this Jharkhand capital Saturday with weapons and ammunition, police said. Shamsher and Shamsuddin were arrested from near the Ranchi railway station in a joint operation by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) and the Ranchi police.
Jharkhand police foil blast, recover 40-kg IEDFebruary 14th, 2009 RANCHI - The Jharkhand police foiled a huge blast in Khuti district of the state, recovering 40 kg of improvised explosive device (IED) planted on a road, the police said Sunday. According to the police, a police team on a long-range patrol Saturday night, got a tip off that a 'landmine' had been planted on the road between Barnghada and Kurkud in Khuti district, around 70 km from Ranchi.
Five labourers killed in Jharkhand, police blame MaoistsDecember 22nd, 2008 RANCHI - Suspected Maoist rebels shot dead five labourers in the Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said Tuesday. 'We suspect hand of Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT) behind the killing,' Superintendent of Police Baljeet Singh told IANS by telephone.
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