Maoist explosives found from Malkangiri forests

KORAPUT: In two separate raids conducted by Border Security Force (BSF), a huge cache of explosives was found from Maoists hideouts in Malkangiri district on Tuesday.
A team of BSF jawans while conducting a combing operation at Tekguda forests, at a distance of about 55 kms from the district headquarters town of Malkangiri, under Kalimela police limits, chanced upon an abandoned plastic container and found at least 12 electric detonators, as many as seven gelatin sticks, 30 meters of codex wire and 10 bundles of live wires among other Maoist belongings, police said.
"The Maoists had dumped the explosives in the forest for use in future offensives. Security personnel have retrieved the explosives and we have intensified combing operations in and around Tekguda forests," said Kalimela police station IIC Anirudh Routray.
According to the police officer, while returning from the spot, the same team of security personnel recovered at least five tiffin bombs from Sigabaram forests, adjoining Tekguda forests.
In the past few weeks, in five separate raids conducted on Maoists hideouts, security men have recovered huge quantities of Naxal explosives, arms and medicines in Malkangiri.