Nuapada: On the basis of a reliable intel on Maoists camping on Odisha – Chhattisgarh border area, the district police carried out a combing operation which led to the discovery of huge cache of materials used by the left wing extremists.
According to the police, the joint raid, by SOG, DVF, CRPF and COBRA was launched in the dense forest on Odisha-Chhatisgarh Border (Patdhara reserve forest) under Sinapali police limits.
As per the information the Naxalites had gathered to plan various anti security forces strategies and to carry out other subversive activities, the police said.
At around 4 pm on Friday, during the combing operation, the team unearthed a Maoist camp near Jholapada village of Patdhara under Sinapali police limits. 28 Detonators, explosives, AK 47 empty case, radio, battery, Maoist uniform and several other items were seized.
Further search operations are continuing in the area, the district police said.
