Major explosives haul from Maoist hideout in Chhattisgarh

Security forces have recovered a huge cache of explosives and materials used in making barrel grenade launchers (BGLs) from a Maoist dump in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Tuesday (October 13, 2025).

In April-May 2025, security forces carried out a 21-day major anti-Maoist operation on Karregutta hills along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, in which 31 Maoists were killed in separate encounters and around 35 firearms and 450 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were seized.

On Monday (October 13, 2025), a joint team of personnel from various battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), including its specialised CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) unit, launched a search operation from the Tadpala base camp in forests at the foot of Karregutta hills, a police official said.

“During the search, the team found a large quantity of explosive materials and BGL-making equipment concealed by Maoists,” he said. “The seized items include 51 live BGL shells, 100 bundles of HT aluminium wire, a large quantity of electric wire and 50 steel pipes, 20 iron sheets and 40 iron plates for BGL manufacturing,” the official said.

“The forces also detected and neutralised five pressure IEDs planted by Maoists to target security personnel, with the help of a Bomb Disposal Squad,” he said. “The seizure successfully foiled the Maoists’ plans, and all security personnel returned safely to base after completing search operations in the area.”

“Continuous patrolling and search operations are being conducted in the area,” he added.