Jharkhand: Police finds 16 firearms in Budi Sakhua jungle
Security personnel seized 16 firearms, including two that were looted from police, in Jharkhand's Latehar district. The firearms were found hidden in the bushes of the Budi Sakhua jungle in Balumath during a search operation on Sunday. Latehar Superintendent of Police Prasant Anand had constituted a team to seize the arms after a tip-off, Palamu district Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vipul Shukla said yesterday.
Firearms belonged to banned outfit Trutiya Prastuti Committee
The seized firearms belonged to Akraman and Gulshan, leaders of the banned outfit Trutiya Prastuti Committee (TPC). Among the firearms, two were regular 303 rifles looted from the police, one was of 315 bore, while 13 were 9mm rifles. Shukla claimed after the recovery of these firearms, TPC has surely suffered a setback, adding the policemen involved in the search operation will be rewarded.
