Bijapur, Oct. 14 -- A large quantity of explosives has been recovered by the security forces from the Maoists in Karnataka's Bijapur. The search operation was conducted by a joint team of Cobra 206, CRPF 229, 153, and 196 from Talpada Base Camp in the KGB foothills area on Monday, around 3 pm.

During the operation, the team recovered a large quantity of explosive material and material used for making BGLs hidden by the Maoists.

The joint team recovered 51 live BGLs, 100 bundles of HT aluminium wire, 50 steel pipes, 40 iron plates, and 20 iron sheets used in the manufacturing of BGLs, along with a large quantity of electrical wire.

The security forces also recovered five pressure IEDs planted with the intention of targeting them. They w...