BHUBANESWAR: In a major breakthrough for anti-Maoist operations in Odisha, security forces uncovered a substantial cache of explosives and tactical equipment during a combing operation in Kandhamal district.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a team from the District Voluntary Force (DVF) discovered the Maoist dump deep within the Guma Reserved Forest near Sinahibali village, under the jurisdiction of Belgarh Police Station, police official said.
The recovered materials include 564 electrical detonators, 77 non-electrical detonators, four remote controls, two electrical sensors, two battery inputs, one electrical switch, a steel drum with cover, and a steel tiffin carrier.