Maoist camp busted in Odisha’s Malkangiri, security forces seize massive arms dump, foil major attack

In a significant breakthrough, security forces in Malkangiri district have unearthed a large Maoist arms and explosives dump during a joint search operation, averting what police said could have been a major attack on security personnel.

According to reports, the Border Security Force (BSF) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) of Odisha Police units carried out an operation in the Dayalatang and Elkanur forests under Kalimela block’s Bejangwada reserve forest.

During the search, the forces recovered a hidden Maoist stockpile containing explosives and equipment used to assemble improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

The cache included steel tiffins meant for tiffin bombs, gelatin sticks, codex wires, 36 grenades, firearms, detonators, remote controls, motors, gas cylinders, and iron plates.