A huge cache of explosives and other material dumped by Maoists was recovered from the Aundhi area of insurgency-hit Rajnandgaon district on Thursday.
The explosives and other items was dumped in the jungles by Maoists with plans to use them for attack on the security personnel, police said.
The dump included 20 kg of gelatin rod kept in packets, 25 kg of Ammonium Nitrate, 5 kg of explosives, five detonators, 23 batteries, one hand grenade, three binoculars, three solar plates, electric wire and Maoist literature. The material was hidden under ground by the Maoists near the jungles of Amakodo, Peetemeta and Nideli villages under the limits of Aundhi police station area, police said. Acting on a tip off, a joint team of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and District Police (DF) carried out a search operation and unearthed the explosives.
Police said that they had received inputs about Maoists including the Secretary of Rajnandgaon-Kanker Border Division Committee Vijay Reddy and Satish Kopa planning an attack on security forces in Manpur, Kodka, Sitagaon and Aundhi areas of the district.
It was since then the ITBP and District Police had launched an intensive search operation in the district.
It was during the search operation the dump was recovered, police said. Calling it a major success, police said that the seizure of dump will be a setback for the insurgents desperately looking for an opportunity to carry out attacks.