Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Odisha Police Unearth Maoist Arms Dump in Malkangiri District
Police found a hidden Maoist weapons store in Malkangiri, Odisha.
The search happened near the border with Chhattisgarh.
Surrendered Maoists gave police information about the location.
Officers found guns and several explosive devices.
They also found mines, wires, batteries and a radio antenna.
Maoist banners, books and clothing were recovered too.
Police think the materials belonged to a Maoist group called the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee.
The district police chief said more searches will continue for other hidden stores.
Odisha Police found a Maoist weapons dump in the Mathili police station area of Malkangiri district.
The seizure included guns, improvised explosive devices, claymore mines, wires, batteries and a radio antenna.
Police also recovered Maoist banners, literature, a uniform and other field equipment.
Officials suspect the cache belonged to the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist)'s Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee.
The Malkangiri superintendent of police said surrendered Maoists provided intelligence for the search operation.
- Who
- Odisha Police, led locally by Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Vinod Patil H, conducted the search; surrendered Maoists provided intelligence.
- What
- Police unearthed a Maoist dump containing firearms, improvised explosive devices, claymore mines, documents and other equipment.
- When
- The seizure was reported on Wednesday; the article also cites Maoist arrests and surrenders between January 2025 and March 31 of that year.
- Where
- The Mathili police station area of Malkangiri district, Odisha, near the Chhattisgarh border.
- Why
- Police searched the area based on information from surrendered Maoists and as part of efforts to locate additional weapons caches.
- Location
- Mathili police station area, Malkangiri district, Odisha
- Explosives seized
- One 5 kg IED, two 3 kg IEDs, one 2 kg IED, two claymore mines and two shop-case IEDs
- Firearms seized
- Three country-made guns
- Other equipment
- Codex wire, 10 metres of wire, three 9-volt batteries and a radio antenna
- Additional materials
- Maoist banners and literature, an olive green uniform, red cloth and personal equipment
- Suspected group
- The Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist)
- Recent local actions
- The SP said two cadres were arrested and 23 others surrendered between January 2025 and March 31; three major dumps were also unearthed in June.