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By Sukant Mohanty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bhubaneswar, May 29:<\/strong> The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched an inquiry into the high-profile looting of commercial explosives in Odisha\u2019s Sundargarh district, suspected to be the handiwork of Maoist insurgents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An NIA team reportedly visited the site on Wednesday, where armed assailants hijacked a truck transporting a large consignment of explosives and vanished into a nearby forest. Sources said the central agency took over the investigation in view of the incident\u2019s scale and its potential links to Naxalite activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attack took place under the jurisdiction of K Balang police station, about 90 km from Rourkela and close to the Saranda forest in Jharkhand\u2019s West Singhbhum district \u2014 a region historically known as a Maoist stronghold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Odisha Police has intensified combing operations and sealed the border with Jharkhand, the NIA\u2019s involvement underscores the gravity of the incident, which is now being treated as a national security concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intelligence sources fear that the stolen explosives \u2014 reportedly 150 packets of gelatin sticks \u2014 could be used to orchestrate attacks, particularly at a time when Maoist influence has been waning in neighbouring Jharkhand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preliminary investigations revealed that the truck, carrying the explosives to a stone quarry in the Banko area, was intercepted near a forested stretch on Tuesday. At least eight armed men reportedly stopped the vehicle and drove it about a kilometre into the forest. There, they were joined by around 40 others, who swiftly offloaded the explosives and disappeared into the dense jungle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security forces have since launched extensive search operations in the region in an effort to track down the perpetrators and recover the stolen cache.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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