GONDIA, Oct 25: The police have recovered gelatin sticks, detonators and Naxalite literature were recovered from a hideout in a forest in Maharashtra’s Gondia district, an official said on Friday.
In light of the upcoming state assembly elections, the police’s C-60 team, bomb detection and dog squads have increased patrolling along the state’s border with Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the official said.
Based on a tip-off, a team of security personnel recovered explosives and Naxalite literature from a hideout in the hills of Takezari under the jurisdiction of Salekasa police station on Thursday, he said.
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The official said the team found bundles of wire, batteries, an aluminium cooker, gelatin sticks, an electronic detonator, iron nails, iron pieces and other materials.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the ‘Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita’ and the Unlawful Activity Prevention Act (UAPA), and a probe is underway, he said. (PTI)
