By Our Correspondent
KORAPUT/BHUBANESWAR: Backed by able leadership of DGP Abhay, Director (Intelligence) RK Sharma, IGP(Operations) Amitabh Thakur , DIG(South-Western) Shefeen K Ahamed and DIG(SOG), Anirudha Singh, security Forces manning the Odisha’s worst leftwing insurgency hit areas under the south-western police range, have recovered huge quantity of explosives at Ankadeli in the bordering area of Malkangiri and Koraput under Machakund Police limits.The seized materials include 18 pieces of slurry and emulsion explosives, 500 pieces of gelatin, three camera flashes and 1200 grams splinters.
“Based on intelligence report a joint operation was conducted by one team of DVF Koraput & one team of BSF, Ankadeli in the bordering area of Malkangiri & Koraput under Machakund PS and recovered Explosives, Maoist Literatures & other incriminating materials, “ SP Koraput tweeted.
A joint team of BSF and DVF personnel unearthed a Maoist dump and seized huge cache of explosives.Based on intelligence report about movement of around 20 armed cadres of banned CPI (Maoist), an operation was launched jointly by the BSF Ankadeli and Koraput DVF yesterday. However, the ultras managed to flee the spot , said Koraput SP Mukesh Bhamoo.
During the search, the team recovered an explosive dump. Soon after, a Bomb Detection and Disposal (BDD) team was called in and the area was cordoned off. Later, a huge cache of explosives and incriminating items dumped by the Maoists with an intention to target security forces were seized, the SP added.
