Chatra: Three inter-state smugglers, who were transporting 30 quintal of poppy pods in a truck to Rajasthan, were arrested from the Chatra-Gaya Road i.
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Chatra: A 25-year-old youth identified as Gobardhan Singh Bhokta lost his left leg after accidentally stepping on a landmine planted by Maoists to target security forces at Dumkaria forest in Kolhaiya panchayat under Rajpur police station in Chatra, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when Bhokta was grazing his cattle and police came to know about the incident late at night after they were alerted by the villagers.
A policeman said, “Like other days, Bhokta was grazing his cattle in the forest and stepped on a landmine to target security forces. In the blast, Bhokta lost one of his legs beside receiving injuries on chest, chin and other parts of the body. He screamed for help but no one was there immediately.”