Godda cops raid Maoist hideout

Dumka: Godda police found 31 empty cans from a Maoist hideout in Jamunkoda village under Sundar Pahari police station area on Tuesday night. Naxal literature was also found during a search operation led by the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Abhishek Kumar.

Godda SP Sanjiv Kumar said the empty cans were meant for making bombs that could be planted under proposed roads. No arrest has so far been made in this connection.

The SP lauded the move of the villagers to report about the items to the police.

"On the basis of the information, a team was formed for the search operation," Kumar said.