In a major blow to Maoists in the insurgency-hit district, incursions of security personnel carried out in separate hiding-holes of Naxals led to the exposure of an arms workshop along with seizure of large numbers of guns, ammunitions, explosives, Maoist literature, machines used in making of arms, engineering books along with other items.
Few suspected persons have also been arrested in this connection, informed Superintendent of Police Bijapur Prashant Agrawal on Thursday. According to police two different joint teams of CoBRA, CRFP and District Force (DF) had started on search operation/area domination exercise from Ganglur police station and Cherpal post.
“The team of 208 CoBRA battalion and district police had face-off with Naxals in the jungles of Itavar village situated about 25 kms south of Ganglur police station. After a brief gun battle the ultras disappeared into the jungle,” SP informed.
later during the searching of area a arms making workshop was discovered where 12 bore guns, country made pistols, barrel of country made pistols, muzzle guns along with its barrels, directional mine pipes, grenades detonators, 51 inch HE bomb, HE bomb caps, tools used in making arms, engineering drawing books along with several other minor items were found, SP maintained.
According to police operation was carried out around Basaguda area, which is believed as Maoist stronghold area. In separate action team of CRPF and DF encountered with guerrilla in the jungles of village Pedakorma about 50 kms from district headquarter Bijapur. The Maoist cultural party was camping in the area which fled away after seeing the security personnel.
During the searching of area police found radio, mini audio players, manpack set, batteries, black dress along with Maoist literature. Few suspected persons also have been rounded up whose involvement with Naxals are being probed, SP informed.