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Chhattisgarh police uncover Naxal arms dump

     Balrampur (Chhattisgarh): Police in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur District unearthed an arms dump belonging to Naxals during a raid today. Superintendent of Police SRP Kalluri said that based on a specific information by the locals, a special team was formed and the raid was conducted in the area. After digging out some spots, a cache of arms and ammunition and several other items belonging to the Naxals were found. Police recovered country-made rifles, ammunition of various makes and several hand grenades from the area. A roll of export quality of cloth purposedly for Naxal uniforms was also recovered by the police team during the operation. Apart from the arms and ammunition some incriminating documents, including diaries, literature items and pamphlets also recovered during the raid. Later, the recovered items were put on display for mediapersons. Meanwhile, the locals, fed up with the Naxalite problem have come out in open against these anti-social forces and vow to cooperate with the district administration in the later's move to wipe out the Naxals.