Following an encounter with Naxalites, police in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district seized explosive materials, detonators, and other items, according to an official on Thursday.

According to a report in PTI, Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Nilotpal stated that they received intelligence on Wednesday evening about armed Naxal cadres camping near Hiddur hamlet, 7 km east of Wangeturi on the Kanker-Narayanpur-Gadchiroli trijunction. The Naxalites planned to conduct reconnaissance of newly built police outposts for subversive purposes.