Odisha Police with the help of Security Force (SF) personnel busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp and seized a huge cache of explosive materials and other Maoist items in dense forest area near Chhattisgarh border under Komna Police limits in Nuapada District of Odisha on January 12, reports sambadenglish.com. Sources said an exchange of fire took place between the SF personnel and the ultras inside the forest last night (January 12), however, the Maoists later managed to fled the spot. Nuapada Police said, “Acting on Intelligence input regarding camping of a large number of CPI Maoists in dense forest area near Odisha-Chhattisgarh border to carry out various anti-security forces strategies and other subversive activities, an anti-Naxal operation was launched by combined security forces of SOG [Special Operations Group], DVF [District Voluntary Force] and CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] on January 7.” At around 8.45 am on January 9, when the commandos of SOG and DVF were conducting search operation in the forest area of Sunabeda Reserve Forest, around 50 to 60 armed Maoists opened indiscriminate fire at the security forces. The team retaliated in self-defense. Again on January 10, a combined team of SOG, DVF and CRPF was sent to that area for reinforcement, informed the cops. During search operation at about 9.45 am on January 12, armed Maoists again opened fire at the SFs and the latter retaliated, following which the Maoists fled the area. During a search operation, the combined SFs recovered several explosive and Maoist materials, including G.I. wire, tarpaulin, codex wire and a battery (12 V Big).