Two rifles recovered from naxal hideout in Gondia

An offence has been registered against unidentified naxals after two rifles were recovered from their hideout at Arjuni Morgaon tehsil in Maharashtra's Gondia district, police said on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, Anti-Naxal Squad and C60 Squad recovered two rifles from a naxal hideout in a forest range between Tirkhuri and Bamhni villages here on Wednesday, an official from Keshori police station said.

An offence under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Arms Act has been registered against unidentified naxals with Keshori police and further investigations are on, he added.