Three Naxals, two of them carrying cash rewardson their heads, have been arrested from two separate places in the insurgency-hit Bastar division of Chhattisgarh, police said today.
Two cadres, identified as Deva Muchaki (23) and Podiyami Gagru (25), were nabbed today by Dantewada police from Marjoom forests under Tongpal police station limits of neighbouring Sukma district, Dantewada Additional Superintendent of Police Gorakhnath Baghel told PTI.
The duo was allegedly involved in the recent encounter between a joint team of security forces and ultras in Marjoom area on May 7, in which two rebels were killed.
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"They were also wanted in several other incidents, including attacks on police party. They were carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh each on their heads," he said.
In a separate incident, a Maoist commander identified as Barsuram Jurri (38), was nabbed from Tiralgarh village forests area under the jurisdiction of Bande police station in Kanker district last evening,a police official said.
A team of district police force had launched a combing operation, to the interiors of Bande, located around 300 km from the state capital Raipur.
While cordoning off Tiralgarh forest, they spotted a suspect and arrested him after chasing him for some distance.
"During his interrogation, the rebel admitted his involvement with the Naxal movement as being the Janmilitia Platoon Commander in Tiralgarh area," he added.
