An assortment of solar plates, printers, Maoist literature, World Map and daily use items were recovered from locations in Sukma and Bijapur during search operations conducted by security forces in the two districts in the insurgency infested Bastar region. A team of Special Task Force (STF) while on a searching operation found a Maoist hideout in an area coming under Gadiras police station limits in Sukma district.
A group of around 60 Naxals ran from the spot after spotting the search team leaving behind food items and daily use commodities, police said. Meanwhile, another joint team of District Force while on a searching operation, Chhattisgarh Armed Force and Special Task Force (STF) seized a printer, world map, computer, Naxal literature, and solar plates from a Naxal camp in Jappemarka village after a brief gun battle with Naxals.
The team was conducting search and combing operations when Maoists launched indiscriminate firing on forces at around 12 midnight. The camp was searched after the insurgents ran inside deep jungles.