Key Takeaways
- Security forces destroy a Maoist camp in Odisha’s Nalikumpa jungle, recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition.
- The Special Operations Group (SOG) jawans of Odisha police and the district Voluntary Force of Boudh are involved in the operation.
- The destruction of the Maoist camp is a significant blow to the Red Rebels, and the recovery of arms and ammunition is a major achievement for the security forces.
Bhubaneswar: The security forces engaged in an anti-Maoist operation have destroyed a Maoist camp and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition following an exchange of fire with the red rebels inside the Nalikumpa jungle bordering Boudh and Kandhamal districts.
On January 18, the Special Operations Group (SOG) jawans of Odisha police and the district Voluntary Force of Boudh launched an intense combing operation to flush out the Maoists from the Nalikumpa forest. The operation was launched based on intelligence inputs about the movement of the Maoists.
Seeing the security forces, the Maoists first opened fire on them, and the security forces retaliated.
The exchange of fire took place for nearly an hour, during which the Maoists, numbering about 20 to 25 fled from the scene.
The security forces destroyed the Maoist camp after the Red Rebels fled from the spot, leaving arms and explosives, including land mines, which were seized by the security forces.
On January 18, the Special Operations Group (SOG) jawans of Odisha police and the district Voluntary Force of Boudh, in a joint operation, destroyed a Maoist camp and busted a Maoist dump inside Budhakhol forest in Boudh district.
