Overview

• George Munda alias Kulu was identified as the mastermind who relayed movement details of explosive-laden trucks to Maoist rebels.
• Investigators have recovered 3,811.30 kilograms of the looted explosives after a May 30 operation in a dense Jharkhand forest and continue searching for the missing cache.
• Munda’s collaboration with Maoists followed his objections to a nearby quarry, which was subsequently shut down by authorities.
• Odisha Police constituted a Special Investigation Team and secured NIA support to deepen the probe, with raids ongoing to apprehend additional suspects.
• The arrest came June 15, less than 24 hours after CRPF officer Satyawan Singh’s death in Kebolang, reflecting an intensified counterinsurgency effort.