In a major achievement against the Naxal outfits in the Giridih, the police on Saturday evening succeeded in arresting a CPI (Maoists) Durga Tuddu from Parasnath forest area. According SDPO Niraj Kumar he is said to be the face of terror among the people of Giridih and Bokaro for the last 19 years.
"Police also recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from his possession,” said Surendra Kumar Jha, SP Giridih.
The list of recovered items includes 125 cartridges, Naxals literature, audio cassette and photo album, he added. Durga Tuddu belonging to Karmatard within limits of Khukhra police station was currently on remand by the Jharkhand police after being arrested from Virnagra village in Giridih. A joint team of Madhuwan Police and 154 battalion of CRPF wing arrested him from Dahiya and Virnagra village in Giridih. The raid, according to to Jha, are still on.
