Hyderabad, Jan. 8 -- The recovery of 48 weapons, including sophisticated "modern weaponry", from an arms dump of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) on Telangana-Chhattisgarh borders, following the surrender of its commander Badse Deva on January 3, indicated how the Maoists were updating their arsenal with advancements, police officers in Telangana familiar with the matter said.

Nineteen weapons that can be used to shoot down helicopters and drones used by the security forces during the combing operations were recovered. "It clearly shows the Maoists were updating themselves with modern weaponry," a senior police official said.

The arms dump also had a US-made Colt rifle with four magazines and 78 bullets and an Israel-made Tavor CQB...