Raipur/Narayanpur, Feb 26 || In a significant operation against Naxal activities, personnel from the Battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, along with Narayanpur district police, recovered a substantial cache of explosives, weapons, and other materials from a Maoist hideout in the forested hills of Kumuradi village in Chhattisgarh.
The action took place on Wednesday following credible intelligence received by the team at Camp Mandora, officials said.
A well-coordinated Area Dominance Patrolling party launched an intensive search in the dense terrain, leading to the discovery of a hidden Naxal dump. The joint force acted swiftly to secure the site and seize the items, preventing potential use by Maoist groups in the region.
Among the recoveries were approximately 100 meters of prima cord, 20 meters each of safety fuse and orange fuse, around 35 kilograms of “sutli bombs” (made of jute twine), 38 kilograms of brown fertiliser powder, and 18 kilograms of improvised explosives. Additional finds included 2.5 kilograms of charcoal, five AMN (Ammo) pouches, one improvised rocket launcher, 13 rocket launcher cells, 19 heavy mortar cells, 11 light mortar cells, one large improvised BGL launcher, one small improvised BGL (barrel grade launcher), along with various BGL cartridges in medium, small, and large sizes, totalling 35 pieces.
Security forces also recovered 70 long-range BGL rounds, 55 short-range BGL rounds, two improvised hand grenades, and sufficient quantities of medical supplies and medicines.