Joint forces of the Odisha police and the BSF on Thursday recovered a cache of arms and other Maoists materials from a Maoist hideout in the Jambuguda forest of Kumbhariput panchayat under Bandhugaon block in Koraput district.
The forces recovered a HSBMl gun, seven local made bombs, an electronic detonator, 30 gm ganja, a BSNl land phone, medicines, polythene sheets and articles including Maoist posters and literature from the hideout in the forest. According to Bandhugaon IIC Bimal Kumar Mallick, the joint forces have intensified the combing operations after Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) chief Nachika linga failed to surrender before the court fearing security forces.