Water scarcity would be a major challenge for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Jaguar police in the next two-three months on 'Burha Pahar' naxal bastion- a 55 square km hilly range which was captured by the forces in September this year for the first time in 32 decades.

Chaibasa Police along with CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) and Jharkhand Jaguar, recovered eight IEDs from the Tonto police station area in a joint operation, said police.

Latehar (Jharkhand) [India], March 26 (ANI): Three Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) extremists including Sub Zonal Commander and Area Commander were killed in an encounter that took place between security forces and the banned extremist outfit in the Latehar district of Jharkhand, informed police officials on Saturday.

Ranchi Jan 26 PTI The NIA has filed a supplementary charge sheet before a special court here against two people accused of supplying explosive materials to the outlawed CPI Maoists that carried out a blast killing three Jharkhand Jaguar personnel an official said on Wednesday Sukhram Ramtai and Jaiki Paradhi have been charged under sections of the Indian Penal Code IPC the Explosive Substance Act and the UAP Act the official of the premier investigation agency said The case relates to an IED blast in March last year in the Lanji Forest Hill area located in Jharkhands West Singhbhum district in which three personnel of the Jharkhand Jaguar were killed and three others including one CRPF ASI were injured the NIA official said The Jharkhand Jaguar is a special task force STF set up to tackle Left-Wing Extremism The NIA which had re-registered the case in March last year earlier filed a chargesheet against the 19 accused in September last year The two accused chargesheeted on Tuesday had procured potash which is an explosive substance from Beohari Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh and supplied it to other chargesheeted accused Sukhram Ramtai and Sorto Mahali in Jharkhand the NIA official said Almost 700 kg of potash was procured illegally from MP and brought in several consignments for delivery to CPI Maoists in Jharkhand the official said These explosives were further supplied to the senior armed leaders of the CPI Maoist who used them for making IEDs and targeting security forces the NIA official said adding that further investigation in the case continues PTI CPS SKL AAR AAR