Explosives recovered in Jharkhand after encounter between police, Maoists

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ANI Latehar, (Jharkhand)
Last Updated : Jun 17 2015 | 8:48 PM IST

An encounter between Maoists and security forces on Wednesday led to the recovery of a large quantity of explosives in Latehar district of Jharkhand.

According to reports, a large number of detonators, 95 live cartridges, one and half bundle of codex wire, empty can, IED stuffed in a sack, ammunition pouch were recovered.

However, no casualties were reported.

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First Published: Jun 17 2015 | 8:04 PM IST

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