Security forces bust Maoist arms factory in Chhattisgarh's Bastar
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Raipur/Sukma: In a significant blow to Maoist insurgency in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, security forces have dismantled an illegal arms manufacturing facility operated by Naxals in the forested hills near Meenagatta village in Sukma district, said the officials on Monday.
Based on precise intelligence, a joint team from the 150th Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the district police launched a targeted operation, completely neutralising the clandestine unit.
The facility was actively used by Maoists to produce weapons and ammunition, with the explicit aim of targeting security personnel and intensifying armed activities in this Naxal-affected hotspot. During the raid, authorities recovered a substantial haul of arms, explosives, and manufacturing equipment.
Items seized included eight single-shot rifles, 15 12-bore cartridges, five electric detonators, 30 meters of Cordex wire, two kg of PEK explosives, one kg of ANFO (ammonium nitrate fuel oil), 10 kg of ammonium nitrate, eight wireless VHF sets, one welding machine, along with other materials, Maoist uniforms, and propaganda literature.
