Palanadu, May 4 -- In a significant crackdown, police launched a massive cordon and search operation in Macherla town of Andhra Pradesh's Palnadu district on Saturday, recovering a large cache of crude weapons like knives, axes and seizing several vehicles without proper documents.

The operation, conducted in Sirigiripadu village of Veladurthi Mandal, followed reports of a recent violent clash between two political groups. Acting on intelligence inputs about the possibility of further attacks, police teams searched suspected premises under the supervision of Sattenapalli Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hanumantha Rao.

During the operation, police seized 21 motorcycles lacking valid documentation, along with an assortment of weapon...