<p>A huge haul of explosives, including 70 hand grenades and 25 live pipe bombs, were recovered in a joint operation launched by the CRPF and Bihar Police in Naxal-hit Munger and Jamui districts of the state today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off about the presence of several Maoists, police, led by SP Navin Kumar, recovered the huge cache of arms during operation "Green Hunt", Jamui SP Jitendera Rana said.<br /><br />Materials used for making bombs have been recovered along with live pipe bombs, he said.The Maoists, however, managed to flee.<br /><br />An exchange of fire between security forces and the ultras took place before the cache of arms was recovered in Harni jungle area, the SP said.<br /><br />In 2005, the then SP K C Surendra Babu and six other other policemen were killed in a landmine attack by the Maoists in the same Bheem Bandh forest area. </p>
<p>A huge haul of explosives, including 70 hand grenades and 25 live pipe bombs, were recovered in a joint operation launched by the CRPF and Bihar Police in Naxal-hit Munger and Jamui districts of the state today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off about the presence of several Maoists, police, led by SP Navin Kumar, recovered the huge cache of arms during operation "Green Hunt", Jamui SP Jitendera Rana said.<br /><br />Materials used for making bombs have been recovered along with live pipe bombs, he said.The Maoists, however, managed to flee.<br /><br />An exchange of fire between security forces and the ultras took place before the cache of arms was recovered in Harni jungle area, the SP said.<br /><br />In 2005, the then SP K C Surendra Babu and six other other policemen were killed in a landmine attack by the Maoists in the same Bheem Bandh forest area. </p>