The Special Operation Group (SOG) of the Odisha Police busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in the Samarbandha forest area under Phiringia Police Station limits in Kandhamal District of the State on July 2, reports The Pioneer. As per the report, acting on a tip-off about the presence of a group of Maoists, a SOG team launched an operation in the forest area on June 29. However, the Maoists managed to sense the Police operation and fled from the area, leaving behind explosives and literature. The Superintendent of Police (SP) Prateek Singh said, “We had information that Area Commander Dasrup, Mamata, Aakash, Suryan, and some other cadre were present there.” Police recovered 15 kilograms of explosives containing urea, gunpowder and other substances, 28 detonators, multimeters, bags, blackcaps, rechargeable batteries, camp equipment, Maoist banners, posters and literature.