Overview
- Security teams located a concealed dump in the forested hills between Kohkaveda and Burdum on Tuesday and took into custody rifles, a grenade launcher, rounds and improvised bombs.
- The search followed targeted sweeps by district forces working with the District Reserve Guard, Bastar Fighters and the CRPF after receiving intelligence about hidden Naxal dumps.
- Seized items include one AK‑47, one INSAS, a Barrel Grenade Launcher (BGL) with shells, six locally made guns, dozens of rifle rounds, tiffin and cooker bombs, cords and Maoist uniforms.
- Officials said the material has been formally seized and sent for forensic examination as part of an ongoing probe while security teams continue area‑domination to locate more caches.
- The recovery adds to a multi‑year effort to retrieve weapons looted from security forces in Dantewada—police say about 72 of roughly 100 missing firearms have now been recovered—and aims to weaken insurgent logistics and improve local security.