India, Oct. 6 -- Dantewada

Security forces recovered a cache of weapons, explosives and other Maoist-related material from a forest and hilly area of Dantewada district, police said on Tuesday.

The recovery was made during a joint operation by the district force, District Reserve Guard (DRG), Bastar Fighters and CRPF in the forested and hilly areas around Mangnar, Burdum, Todma and Kohkabe villages.

"The recovery was made during a search operation based on information about weapons and other Maoist material hidden in the forested and hilly areas. The joint team successfully located the dump and recovered the material," said Dantewada Superintendent of Police Chandramohan Singh.

The operation was launched following information that Mao...