Gadchiroli, Aug. 4 -- : Ahead of the annual Naxal Week, the Gadchiroli Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), in a joint operation, seized a cache of weapons and explosive materials that had been buried underground in the forest with the intention of carrying out an ambush on security forces, officials said on Tuesday.
During the operation conducted in the Kumnar forest area along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, a total of 14 firearms, explosive materials including Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and other articles were recovered.
Notably, this is being considered a significant operation carried out within the jurisdiction of the newly established Bangadi Police Assistance Centre.
Police said the recoveries were ma...