Odisha police foiled a Maoist ambush plot in Boudh district as they detected over 35 improvised explosive devices set up in the forest area, a preliminary report said on December 15.
After being tipped off about movement of some left wing extremists (LWEs) in Nalikumbha forest of Boudh district, Special Operation Group, a specialised anti-LWE force, and Boudh district police had launched a search operation on Thursday. During the search, security forces were fired upon by Naxalites and security forces resorted to retaliatory firing. The exchange of fire continued for an hour.
“During search operation in Boudh district, we have come across about 35 IEDs in the Nalikumbha forest. Most of these IEDs were exploded at spot. We have recovered modern weapons used by these LWEs,” Suresh Dev Datta Singh, Additional Director General of Police (Operation), said.
