Maoists kill 35 year old villager at Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum, bomb detection squad detonates three IEDs

Jamshedpur, April 20: A squad of �CPI Maoist shot dead a 35-year-old man at Sonua police station area of West Singhbhum district on Sunday midnight.

The victim’s body was later identified as Rajkishore Gope, a resident of Bhalurungi village in Sonua and would earn out a living by trading in goats and hens.

The victim�s body was found lying at Sarjambu jungle under Sonua police station area on Monday morning.  Beside the bullet-ridden body were planted three arrow bombs which as lethal as ken bomb, apparently meant for blowing up the police men.

As the news about the murder of a villager spread, the West Singhbhum superintendent of police, Indrajeet Mahatha sent a police team to the spot on Monday morning.  The police accompanied with paramilitary forces not only recovered the body from the rebel-infested jungle, but also defused the three IEDs.

For getting the IEDs defused, the West Singhbhum police had brought in a bomb detection and disposal squad (BDS) from Chaibasa and detonated the bombs in the Sarjambu jungle.

Meanwhile the administration has increased police patrolling on the bordering areas connecting to West Bengal and has also deployed adequate number of paramilitary personnel on areas potential to rebels attack.

� Every effort will be made to maintain law and order and to ensure security of the people. This time all security forces have also been alerted to remain vigilant, particularly against IEDs and landmines,” said another official.

Sources informed that the mobility of the police has prevented the extremists from carrying out any violent activity in past few days in the entire Kolhan. All the police stations in the three districts of  the division including East and West Singhbhum and Seraikela Kharswan have been asked to beef up the security and keep a vigil at the bordering areas.

The administration has increased police patrolling on the bordering areas connecting to West Bengal and has also deployed adequate number of paramilitary personnel on areas potential to rebels attack.

Meanwhile intelligence sources  maintained that the naxals have once again started influencing the local residents to come to the fold of the naxalism,” said a senior intelligence officer.  He said the rebels are targeting areas in Sonua, Goelkera and Porahat region of West Singhbhum.