The Odisha Police have busted an ammunition dump suspected to have been used by the Maoists for illegal manufacturing and repair of weapons in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected Malkangiri district.
Disclosing this, the police said explosives and arms were seized from the ammunition dump site at Tulsi Pahad under Mathili police limits in Malkangiri district. The dumped ammunition, including improvised explosive devices, was intended to target civilians and police forces, said a senior police official.
“On the basis of specific information received, an intensive search and area domination was conducted by Malkangiri Police in Jajbhata area (Tulsi Pahad) between Kirmiti and Katuapadar villages, resulting in uncover of one major Maoist dump”, police said.
“We are suspecting that these articles belong to the Maoist cadres of DKSZC and they were intended to be used against innocent civilians and security forces to carry out their subversive, anti-national activities. In the wake of recovery, further combing and search operations are going on in this area”, they said.
“This is a major jolt to the subversive and anti-national design of Maoists in this area. The explosives were dumped and were intended to be used against innocent civilians and security forces to carry out their subversive, anti-national activities. In the wake of recovery, further combing and search operations are going on in this area”, added the senior police official.