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Security forces seize weapons stockpiled by Maoists

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Press Trust of India Phulbani (Odisha)

"The seizure was made during a combing operation carried out by the elite anti-Naxal Special Operation Group (SOG) and armed police force in a jungle near Matikeda in Kotagada area," Inspector-in-Charge of Kotagada police station S C Pujari said.

The articles recovered from the hidden dump included 79 detonators, five gelatin sticks, three wire bundles, four electric switches and several other devices used to make land mines, he said.

Eight rifles, one air gun, knives and other sharp weapons were also seized from the site besides volumes of Maoist literature including leaflets, pamphlets, posters, audio cassettes and Naxal flags, Pujari said.

 

Combing operation and patrolling had been intensified in the entire area by security forces in the aftermath of the seizure, police said.

  

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First Published: Sep 11 2012 | 6:15 PM IST

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