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Security forces in Jharkhand have seized a huge amount of explosives during their massive search operation in Gobargota forest and its vicinity. The recovery was made from a Maoist dump in a forest in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district, a police officer said on Sunday.

Confiscated explosives included 500 electronic detonators. There was a Maoist dump set up in Gobargota forest near Raijama village, a statement issued by Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar Lunayat said.

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Security forces comprising the CRPF 60 battalion, Special Assault Team, and district armed forces launched an extensive search operation in the Gobargota forest and its vicinity after it received intelligence input of explosives being dumped there. 

During its operation, security forces found that Maoists had set up a dump and confiscated bombs. These explosives were designated to carry out a naxalite operation to hinder anti-naxalite operations as well as to target the personnel involved in it, the statement said.

The security forces also seized five improvised explosive devices of 3 kg each, 14 numbers of IEDs of one kg each, 9 pieces of cane bomb (IED) of half kg each, and nine bundles of commercial codex wire.

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All the bombs were disposed of by the bomb disposal squad on the spot.