Police seized six IED bombs during a raid in Gaya

Police team raided tenanted house of naxalite Sanjay Yadav in Vishwanathpur village and seized six IED bombs

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Last Updated : Jun 25 2016 | 2:17 PM IST
Police, on Saturday, seized six IED cane bombs each weighing 3 kg from a house during a raid at Vishwanathpur village in Bihar's Gaya district.

In a joint operation of police and Cobra battalion of CRPF, the police team raided the tenanted house of naxalite Sanjay Yadav in Vishwanathpur village and seized six IED bombs each weighing 3 kg, Magadh Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Saurabh Kumar said.

Police got a tip-off that Sanjay Yadav, the naxalite belonging to proscribed naxal outfit CPI(Maoist), was residing as a tenant in the house of Mohammad Shamsuddin in Vishwanathpur village of the district.

Sanjay Yadav, who is wanted in several criminal cases, however managed to give a slip to the police, he said.
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First Published: Jun 25 2016 | 2:07 PM IST

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