In a significant success for security forces, a large cache of Maoist arms, ammunition, and explosive materials has been seized from the forest areas of Kirmiti and Katuapadar under Mathili police station limits in Odisha’s Malkangiri district.

The recovery was made during a joint combing operation conducted by the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) based on intelligence provided by surrendered Maoists, according to a press note issued by the Odisha Police Headquarters.

Weapons and Explosives Recovered

Security personnel recovered a substantial quantity of weapons and explosive materials believed to have been hidden by Maoist cadres operating in the region.

The seized items include:

• One INSAS Light Machine Gun (LMG)
• Two INSAS rifles
• Two 1-kg Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), commonly known as tiffin bombs
• One 8-kg IED
• One grenade
• Eighteen detonators
• One AK-series magazine
• Wireless remote switches
• Walkie-talkies
• Solar plates
• Electrical wires and codex wires
• Roots devices
• Printer cartridges
• Disposable syringes
• Gauze rolls and cotton bundles
• Polythene tents
• Empty detonator caps
• Crackers and gunpowder
• Splinter materials
• Saline bottles and pipes
• Other Maoist operational supplies

Materials Suspected to Belong to AOBSZC Maoists

According to preliminary investigations, the recovered arms and materials are suspected to belong to Maoist cadres associated with the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), one of the major Maoist formations active in the region.

Police officials believe the cache was intended to support Maoist activities in the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border areas.

Investigation Underway

Security agencies are continuing their investigation to determine the source of the weapons and identify the Maoist operatives linked to the recovered cache.

Officials said anti-Maoist operations in the region will continue, with intensified surveillance and combing activities aimed at dismantling extremist networks and ensuring peace and security in the border districts.

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