The BSF during a search operation recovered explosives in large quantity from the jungles of lamataput of Koraput district on Tuesday.
After getting intelligence report at the early hours of the day, a team of BSF personnel carried out an operation in the dense jungle of Pangiput and Poibera of Geneipada panchayat under lamataput police station of Koraput district. During intensive search, the BSF recovered a bag hidden underneath a stone cavity covered by bushes. From the bag, a large quantity of Maoists articles and explosives were recovered.
The seizures included two steel containers of 2.5 kgs each, 43 electric detonators, 19 guillotine sticks, 100 metre of wire, one 12V battery, one Maoist uniform, gun powder of 200 gm and Maoists letter pads.
It is suspected that Maoists had hidden these articles to carry out some operation targeting the security force active in that area.
The operation continued till the evening of Tuesday.