Malkangiri: Malkangiri police have unearthed a major Maoist dump in the forested area near Kurmanur village under Kalimela police limits.
According to an official press release, acting on reliable information District Voluntary Force (DVF) and SOG (Special Operation Group) personnel on Sunday during intensive search in the jungle area near Kurmanur village under Kalimela police limits seized huge quantity of arms, IED’s and other articles used by Maoists from the dump.
Security personnel have seized 15 nos. of IEDs, 30 gelatin sticks, 5 nos. of grenades, one SBML Gun, 3 nos. of electric detonator fitted with codex wire, 4nos. iron magazine charger, Maoist uniform and several other articles from the dump.
The release said that suspected activities of the Maoists in the area has seen sudden growth and they are now attempting to reactivate their dalams in different areas. Intelligence is being taken and surveillance is being mounted in such vulnerable areas. As such, the recovery is a major jolt to the subversive and anti-national design of Maoists in this area.
It is suspected that these explosives along with other articles belongs to the Maoists cadres of AOBSZC and they were intended to be used against innocent civilians and security forces to carry out their subversive, anti-national activities and to show their presence again in this area.
In the wake of recovery, further combing and search operations are going on in this area, the release added.
