Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Jharkhand, Chainpur block in Gumla District area, India on Wed 8th December 2021

On December 8 night, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at the Kurumgarh Police Station under Chainpur block in Gumla District of Jharkhand, reports tv9hindi.com. During this, the Police also retaliated and gave a befitting reply to the Maoists, after the exchange of fire between the Police and the Maoists, the Maoists fled taking advantage of the darkness. There is no report of any casualty in this encounter. Superintendent of Police (SP), Ehtesham Waqarib said that information about firing has been received, adds bhaskar.com. After getting information about the incident, Chainpur and Kurumgarh Police have taken over the investigation. A search operation was launched in the forest adjacent to Kurumgarh Police Station. So far, the Police have not come face to face with the Maoists. About two weeks ago, the Maoists blew up the under-construction Police Station in Kurumgarh. During the attack, the working laborers were driven out from there, after which the construction work of Kurumgarh Police Station has not started till now. In the incident of bombing of the under-construction Police Station located in Kurumgarh, the Maoists team coming to Gumla while traveling continuously from Latehar and Lohardaga, and the Police had got information that the Maoists from Lohardaga and Latehar had reached Gumla. About 200 Maoists were claimed to be there in the squad. Earlier, on November 25, the Maoists had blown up the Police Station building at around 12.30 pm. Before the incident, seven laborers sleeping in the building were thrown out by the rebels.