Gadchiroli, Nov. 6 -- In a major breakthrough against Naxalite activities, Gadchiroli police have unearthed a cache of explosives and other suspected Maoist-related materials concealed in a forest in the district during a search operation, officials said today.
The seizure was made on November 4 in the Tavve forest area under the jurisdiction of Garapatti police station following intelligence inputs indicating that Naxalites had hidden explosives and other materials there, police said.
According to police, the explosives were suspected to have been stockpiled for carrying out attacks on security personnel.
Following the intelligence inputs, four teams of the Special Operations Group (SOG), assisted by two teams of the Bomb Detection and ...