Maoists' Explosive Heist: A Cross-Border Recovery in Odisha
Security forces successfully recovered a large cache of explosives stolen by Maoists in Odisha's Sundergarh district. The recovery followed a search operation after Maoists hijacked a truck transporting gelatin sticks three days prior. The explosives were located in a dense forest near the Odisha-Jharkhand border.
Devdiscourse News Desk | Bhubaneswar | Updated: 30-05-2025 23:30 IST | Created: 30-05-2025 23:30 IST
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In a major breakthrough, security personnel on Friday managed to recover a significant portion of the explosives looted by Maoists in Sundergarh, Odisha, police confirmed amidst ongoing operations.
The cache, comprising around 200 packets of gelatin sticks, was seized by Maoists at gunpoint in the K Balang police station area, as they were being transported for quarrying.
Following this, joint teams of Odisha Police's Special Operations Group and CRPF located the explosives in the Jharkhand forests, close to the Odisha border, and secured the site without any causalities.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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