In Gumla district of Jharkhand, security forces have arrested four members of the banned extremist organisation People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), including zonal commander Vishram Kongadi alias Mota alias Sukura.
The police recovered a country-made pistol, two magazines, a country-made rifle, a country-made firearm, seven cartridges, one empty cartridge case, banned pamphlets and four mobile phones from the arrested persons.
Meanwhile, in the forests of Mahuadandh in Latehar district, a joint search operation by the police and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) led to the recovery of two rifles, 63 cartridges and materials related to improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
According to the police, the arrests in Gumla followed a tip-off that PLFI members were planning a major criminal act near Bongada village under Kamdara police station.
Ivestigations are underway in Latehar to identify those who concealed the weapons in the forest, and search operations are continuing.