After the recent killing of two tribals in Narayanpatna area and two Jawans in Ramgiri, the security forces are on high alert in all interior pockets of Koraput.
Combing operation in all Maoist-hit areas is going on at full throttle which led to a grand success on Tuesday in Machhkund area. 143 Battalion of BSF troops recovered a semi automatic pistol, a magazine, a live bullet, 15 detonators, 10 gelatine sticks, white colored explosive powder and some Maoist articles dumped in the hilly areas of Potenda-Tukum jungle under Machhkund police station limits.
Simultaneously, the BSF team recovered some parts of the bomb that was used to kill the Jawans at Kalia Jhola jungle. Notably, the two BSF Jawans were killed in Kalia Jhola jungle on January 5 by a landmine blast by the Maoists. The BSF has recovered few meters of wires, a remote and batteries from the incident spot.
On the other hand, South Western Range DIG S Saini he paid a visit to Maoist infested Narayanpatna and met with the top officials of BSF along with a team of police officials. A top level confidential meeting of some hours had taken place between the officials at Narayanpatna.