Patna: The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Bihar Police have recovered a suspected Naxal arms cache from Simratri village in Lakhisarai district during a joint operation.
Personnel from the SSB’s 29th Battalion and local police seized a carbine, ammunition, binoculars and other equipment during the search.
The recovery comes a month after security forces seized a 9mm carbine, two country-made firearms, 9mm and 7.62mm ammunition and a radio set from the Dhangai-Teletand forest area in Gaya district on October 7.
Security personnel are continuing search operations to locate weapons allegedly hidden in forest areas. Similar operations in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Odisha have also resulted in the recovery of arms and explosives.
Officials have expressed concern that concealed weapons could fall into the hands of criminal groups, making the recovery of such stockpiles a priority in efforts to make the country Naxal-free.
