India, Aug. 29 -- A Trichy Assault Rifle (TAR), an indigenous Indian assault rifle developed by the Ordnance Factory in Tiruchirappalli, was among the cache of arms, ammunition seized by security forces following gunfights with Maoists in Abujhmad forest of Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, police said on Friday.

This is the first time that the Trichy Assault Rifle has been seized from Maoists in the Bastar range that comprises seven Chhattisgarh districts, said Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj P.

"The weapon is used by security personnel deployed in the region," he added.

The senior police officer said the firearm might have been looted from security forces in the past, and efforts were underway to trace it throu...