Arms, explosives, cash, and gold worth around Rs 18 lakh recovered during anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

Dantewada: Security forces recovered arms, explosives, cash and a gold biscuit worth around Rs 18 lakh during an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, officials said.

Acting on specific intelligence inputs, security personnel launched a search operation in the forests of Todma village under the Barsur police station limits.

During the operation, the forces seized a 116-gram gold biscuit worth around Rs 16 lakh, Rs 2 lakh in cash, an INSAS rifle, 16 INSAS magazines, four AK-47 magazines, 23 SLR magazines, five 12-bore guns and three BGL launchers.


The security personnel also recovered a large quantity of explosives and bomb-making materials, including tiffin bombs, pipe bombs, arrow bombs, grenades, two country-made mortars, gelatin sticks, detonators, Cordex wire and pressure cookers.

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In addition, medicines, uniform fabric and other materials believed to be used by Naxal cadres were recovered during the search operation.

Officials said the recovery is a significant blow to the logistical network of the Naxals operating in the region.

Meanwhile, Security forces recovered weapons and Naxal-related materials from a Naxal dump during an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, officials said.

The recovery was made during a search operation carried out in the forest and hilly terrain between Alparas and Gumchur villages near the Kanker-Narayanpur district border under the Koylibeda Police Station limits.

During the operation, security personnel seized two . 303 rifles along with ammunition, a laptop, a tablet, three wireless batteries, a radio set, two Naxal uniforms, five pouches, two chargers and a battery.

The forces also recovered Naxal literature and other materials believed to have been used by Naxal cadres.

Officials said the recovery is part of the ongoing anti-Naxal operations being conducted in the region to dismantle the insurgents' infrastructure and logistical network.

Further investigation is underway.