Police stated at the least 157 firearms, together with 58 weapons looted from the police, 11,950 cartridges, 18,884 detonators, 394.5 kg of explosives and 228 improvised explosive units (IEDs) had been seized and 37 Maoist bunkers had been additionally destroyed within the final 9 months.
No less than 266 Maoists have been arrested, 32 killed, and 30 have surrendered earlier than safety forces throughout Jharkhand until September finish, a senior police officer stated on Tuesday. Furthermore, two regional committee members, one zonal commander, two sub-zonal commanders and 9 space commanders belonging to CPI(Maoist) and its splinter teams had been amongst these arrested, he stated.
“A complete of 32 Naxalites had been killed in encounters with safety forces since January 1. Vivek alias Prayag Manjhi and Anuj alias Sahdev Soren had been among the many distinguished purple rebels who had been killed in encounters. Each had been central committee members of CPI(Maoist) and had been carrying Rs 1 crore bounty every,” IG (Operations) and Jharkhand Police spokesperson Michael Raj S instructed reporters.
30 Naxals surrendered earlier than safety forces
He stated a complete of 30 Naxalites surrendered earlier than the safety forces throughout the interval. Zonal commander Ravindra Yadav and sub-zonal commander Anand Singh of CPI(Maoist) and sub-zonal commander of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), Lavlesh Ganjhu alias Lokesh Ganjhu, had been amongst those that surrendered.
Police additionally seized an enormous cache of arms and ammunition throughout the interval from January 1 to September 30. “As many as 157 firearms, together with 58 weapons looted from the police, 11,950 cartridges, 18,884 detonators, 394.5 kg of explosives and 228 improvised explosive units (IEDs) had been seized and 37 Maoist bunkers had been additionally destroyed within the final 9 months,” the police spokesperson stated.
A levy quantity of Rs 39.53 lakh was additionally confiscated throughout the interval. The police division additionally claimed to have launched a significant crackdown towards cybercriminals this yr.
128 FIRs have been filed towards cybercriminals
A complete of 128 FIRs have been filed towards cybercriminals, and 105 people have been arrested for such crimes in August and September. Moreover, operations have resulted within the seizure of 128 cell phones, 166 SIM playing cards, 60 ATM playing cards, 15 passbooks, two laptops, 11 cheque books and Rs 2.81 lakh in money, he added.
With inputs from PTI
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