100 kg explosives seized from Maoist camp

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force and state police raided two hutments serving as a Maoist camp in the forest area near Neelmadgu village, Bijapur SSP R K Das told PTI.

During the raid, 100 kg explosives, 150 detonators, wires, tools for repairing weapons, some cartridges and a large number of rexine bags were recovered, Das said.

The explosives were destroyed by the police team in the forest itself, he said.

The ultras had fled the camp by the time police reached there, he said.

The CRPF and state police had been conducting a joint anti-naxal operation in the Farsegarh area of the state for the last three days, the SSP added.