Machhkund: A Maoist dump was revered yesterday by a joint team of district voluntary force (DVF) and special operations group (SOG) personnel following a search operation at a place under Machhkund police limits in Koraput district, a police source said today.
Based on specific information received from a reliable source, the team carried out an intensive search at the place bordering Koraput-Malkangiri-Andhra Pradesh, resulting in the uncovering of a major Maoist dump in a forest near Machhkund village at about 3.30 PM. This led to the recovery and seizure of a huge cache of ammunition and other Maoist articles, a press release mentioned.
The search operation was carried out near Kodaput and Gumudaput villages and nearby areas.
Details of the recovered articles are:
“The recovery is a major jolt to the subversive and anti-national design of Maoists in this area. We suspect that these explosives along with other articles belong to the Maoist cadres of AOBSZC and were intended to be used against innocent civilians and security forces to carry out their subversive, anti-national activities and to establish their presence again in this area. In the wake of the recovery, further combing and search operations are underway in this area,” a senior official said.
