India, May 11 -- Security forces have unearthed a large cache of explosives, weapons and related equipment from a Maoist bunker in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district during a search operation, the police said on Monday.

According to the Bijapur police, the recovery was made in the Patelpara hill area of Doditumnar village under the Gangaloor police station limits.

The joint operation was carried out by teams from the Pidia Police Assistance Centre and Gangaloor police station following specific intelligence inputs regarding Maoist activity in the forested hill region.

Police said security personnel discovered an underground bunker allegedly constructed and concealed earlier by Maoists during the search operation.

After conducting securit...