The explosives detection device beeped at a point, which was safely dug out, and 47 detonators were recovered and destroyed on site
Aurangabad: Aurangabad police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered 47 detonators and fuse wires from a cave in Bihar’s Laduiya hills on Saturday.
During ongoing joint operations against the Maoists, police and CRPF 47 Battalion personnel received intelligence input. (Representative photo)
During ongoing joint operations against the Maoists, police and CRPF 47 Battalion personnel received intelligence input about explosives hidden inside a cave, an officer said.
“The explosives detection device beeped at a point, some 20 feet deep in the cave. The point was safely dug out and 47 detonators and fuse wires were recovered,” Madanpur sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Amit Kumar said.
All recovered detonators were safely destroyed on site, he added.