Workshop on PESA Act in Ranchi tomorrow
The Jharkhand government is organizing a workshop in Ranchi on Tuesday with the aim of disseminating awareness about the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA Act).
Four Maoist guerrillas were arrested on Tuesday and a small bomb-making factory unearthed in two separate cases in Jharkhand, police said.
Police and the Central Reserve Police Force personnel arrested the four ultras — Deepak, Jogindra, Chotu and Urmila — in a joint operation in Palamu district.
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The bomb-making factory was unearthed in Pirtand forest in Giridih district on the basis of information given by arrested Maoist commander Sunil Manjhi, who is in a six-day police remand.
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Police seized 103 improvised explosive devices, a lathe, syringes, explosives and chemicals.
Maoists are active in 18 of the 24 districts of the state.
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