Odisha

Huge Cache Of Maoist Arms & Explosives Seized In Koraput

By
OB Bureau

Koraput: In a major breakthrough, BSF personnel seized a huge cache of arms and explosives supposedly dumped by Maoists from Samana forest under Narayanpatna block in Koraput district on Thursday.

Basing on an intelligence input, a 27-member team of BSF personnel raided the forest and seize the items, which include a foreign-made gun, 19 bullets, 53 live bullets of one 303 gun, 222 gelatine sticks, eight detonators, one walkie-talkie and three bundles of fuse wires.

On March 25, four women Maoists were gunned down in an exchange of fire with security personnel at Dokri Ghati in Tulagumanidi panchayat in the district.

OB Bureau

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