A day after an exchange of fire between Maoists and Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel near lankagarh village under the Belaghar police limits in Kandhamal district, Superintendent of Police Pinak Mishra on Friday informed that demonetised currency notes worth Rs 32,000 were seized from a camp of the ultras.
A total of 48 scrapped notes in denominations of Rs 500 and eight notes in denominations of Rs 1000 were seized from the spot, the SP said at a Press conference here.
This apart, two tiffin bombs, two country-made guns, live bullets, 15 detonators, Maoist uniforms, cooking items and medicines were also seized, he said.
“SOG jawans started an operation after getting information from the intelligence department regarding presence of Maoists on the hills near lankagarh. The Maoists ran helter-skelter after an exchange of fire. There were 20 to 25 Maoists present at the camp,” Southern Range IG Amitabh Thakur had said on Thursday.