Malkangiri, Feb 24: The Border Security Force (BSF) Odisha unit on Saturday unearthed a huge cache of Mao-dumps in Odisha’s Malkangiri district.
On the basis of specific information, the sleuths of 142 BN BSF carried out an operation in Silakota Reserve Forest under Podia police limits in the district.
The BSF troops spotted multiple Maoist dumps, buried under trees located closely at a distance of 4 metre from each other. The area was located at a distance of around 300 metre inside the jungle from the connecting road between Bapanpalli and Silakota village along the Reserve Forest.
The security force seized 3 pressure cookers, 20 metre of Cordex, 24 gelatine sticks and 2 bundles of electric wire during the combing operation.
BSF has been carrying out operations in highly Naxal affected district of Malkangiri in southern Odisha to weaken the banned outfit. Earlier, the area used to be highly influenced by Maoists and their sympathizers.
The Maoist outfits would keep IEDs, Arms & IED making materials at isolated places to be used against the security forces and police operating in these areas.
It may be noted that security personnel had recovered a huge quantity of explosive materials after an exchange of fire with a group of Maoists in Paikmal in Bargarh district on Friday.
