Bhubaneswar, Jul 10 (PTI) The BSF has busted a major Maoist dump near Marigetta village in Malkangiri district, and recovered electric detonators, gelatin sticks and hand grenades, police said on Monday.

The Naxal dump was detected during a search operation in the area, they said.

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“Such recoveries would certainly dent Maoist strategy, and dampen their spirits to take on the ever-growing dominance of security forces,” a BSF release said.

BSF has been carrying out “relentless operations in highly Naxal-affected districts of Malkangiri and Koraput in South Odisha”, it said.

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The recovered items include 25 electric detonators, 108 gelatin sticks, 20 improvised hand grenades and Maoist literature, the release said.

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