Daijiworld Special Correspondent from Bellary (GA)

Koppala, Apr 4: The Bellary police raided a Naxal hide-out at Boodgumpa village in Koppal taluk and seized huge quantity of explosives from the house on Monday April 3 afternoon.  But the notorious Naxalite Ranga Reddy, who is said to be living in the house managed to escape from the police.

The police raided the house after receiving a sure tip off that Ranga Reddy had taken a house for rent in the Boodgumpa village last week.

The police seized 10 SLR granites, hand granites, detonators etc from the house.  The police also found a computer and counterfeit currency printing machine from the same house.

The police came to know about Ranga Reddy's hide-out while investigating 4 persons with regard to the SK Modi threatening case.  However, the Naxalites managed to escape just before the police arrival.

Bellary SP Pankaj Kumar Thakur and Koppal SP A S N Murthy visited the place and took stock of the events.