IED event in Jharkhand, Latehar Police Station in Latehar District area, India on Fri 18th February 2022

Jharkhand Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, in an ongoing operation against cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in forest under Latehar Police Station in Latehar District of Jharkhand on February 18, reports latestly.com. According to Jharkhand Police, the recovered materials include INSAS [Indian Small Arms System] assault rifles, pistol, 1590 cartridges, 19 magazines, one hand grenade, 13 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), cortex wires, 187 detonators, 13 batteries, and other materials. Yesterday was the 11th day of continuous operation against top Naxal [Left Wing Extremist, LWE] and ‘regional commander’ of CPI-Maoist Ravinder Ganjhu, his subordinates and cadres. Ravinder Ganjhu is extremely active in the areas of Lohardaga, Latehar and Gumla districts, Police said, adding that he was prime accused in the IED blast on May 3, 2011, at Dhardharia village in Lohardaga District in which six CRPF and five Jharkhand Police personnel were killed in action.