Rourkela, June 15: In a major breakthrough, Rourkela police on Sunday arrested one person in connection with the loot of explosive materials by Maoists from K Balang area of Odisha’s Sundergarh district.
The arrested individual has been identified as Geroge Munda (43), a resident of the Banko area under the K Balang police limits.
DIG (Western Range) Brijesh Roy and SP Nitesh Wadhwani informed that a total of 3811.30 gram of explosives was also recovered from the Odisha-Jharkhand border.
According to the police report, the incident occurred on May 27, when a vehicle carrying explosive materials was headed towards the Banko stone quarry. At that time, a group of 10 to 15 individuals, claiming to be Maoists, intercepted the vehicle near the Banko area and took it towards the Saranda forest. After threatening the driver, they looted 200 packets of explosives from the vehicle and fled into the forest.
Following the incident, an SIT (Special Investigation Team) was formed to investigate the case. During the investigation, it was discovered that Geroge Munda, who resides in the Banko quarry area, was directly involved in the crime.
Upon interrogation, Munda admitted to his involvement and revealed that he had provided information about the explosives to the Maoists, which facilitated the loot.
Further investigation into the matter is underway to determine if others were involved in the incident, said the police.
