Jamshedpur, May 19 -- In a major breakthrough in the ongoing anti-Naxal offensive, security forces today unearthed a hidden Maoist arms dump and destroyed five powerful IEDs during a joint operation in the dense forests of Satamutu village under Tonto police station in West Singhbhum district

Acting on intelligence inputs about the presence of top CPI (Maoist) leaders and their squads in the Saranda-Kolhan region, a joint team comprising Chaibasa district police, CRPF, Jharkhand Jaguar, and COBRA battalions launched a search operation across the forested areas bordering Goilkera and Tonto blocks. Among the Maoist operatives reportedly operating in the area are notorious leaders Misir Besra, Anmol, Mochu, Anal, Asim Mandal, Ajay Mahato, Sag...