Mine event in Odisha, Jodambo Police limits in Malkangiri District area, India on Tue 14th March 2023

During an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] operation, Security Forces (SFs) unearthed a dump of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and recovered a huge quantity of explosive materials and other items from an area in Jantri Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Jodambo Police limits in Malkangiri District of Odisha on March 14, reports odishabytes.com. According to a Border Security Force (BSF) press release, the seized items included 14 detonators, seven gelatin sticks, four bundles of cordex wire, six batteries, electric wires, bundles of broken glass pieces wrapped in umbrella cloth, an empty tiffin box, and other items. Such items are used for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs). "The recovery of such Maoist items would certainly ensure safety and security for the security forces as well as the local populace in the region. Security personnel are also carrying out an operation to remove mines in Swabhiman Anchal, which was once a stronghold of Maoists," the press release added.