Overview
- Security forces recovered a large cache on Sunday that included two self‑loading rifles, country‑made pistols, improvised explosive devices, a Claymore mine and under‑barrel grenade launchers.
- The District Voluntary Force and Malkangiri police unearthed the dump in the Gunthabada and Kadamguda forest areas along the Odisha–Andhra Pradesh border after tips from surrendered Maoist cadres.
- Investigators also seized communication gear and digital storage, including seven walkie‑talkies, 45 pen drives and a hard disk, plus components believed to be used for manufacturing weapons and explosives.
- Officials said the haul is the third major arms dump found in Malkangiri in June, following recoveries on June 9 and June 15, and that the stockpiles are linked to the Andhra‑Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee.
- Authorities say continued combing and intelligence‑led operations aim to stop possible attacks on civilians and security personnel and to dismantle remaining clandestine logistics in the dense border forests.