Gadchiroli police bust naxal camp at Gadchiroli-Chhattisgarh border

Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) [India], March 31 : Gadchiroli police busted a naxal camp at a village based on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border on Saturday morning ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Neelotpal, SP Gadchiroli said, "A credible intelligence report was received late night on Friday that some armed cadres of Kasansur Chatgaon Dalam and Aundhi Dalam of Chhattisgarh are camping exactly on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh Border near Chutintola village (12 km east of SPS Pendhari) across Mohla Manpur district of Chhattisgarh to carry out subversive activities in wake of the upcoming Lok Sabha General Elections."
He further said that immediately, anti-Naxal Ops was launched under the leadership of Addnl SP Operations Yatish Deshmukh and C60 units.
"They reached the hilltop 450 metres high yesterday morning from where Naxals had just left. A huge shelter and naxal camp were found at the place of the search on hilltop which was destroyed, and further searches were launched. Naxals were able to flee the spot, taking advantage of extremely difficult terrain and undulating mountains," he further said.
Large quantity of naxal belongings and literature have been seized, which includes cordex wire, detonators, gelatin sticks, batteries, walkie-talkie chargers, backpacks, etc. C60 units have safely returned to Gadchiroli today.
Anti-Naxal operations have been intensified all along the Chattisgarh border.