Three Naxalites were today arrested and weapons recovered from their possession during a combing operation in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Bijapur district.
The cadres were nabbed from restive Surakheda village forests under Bhairamgadh police station limits when they were trying to escape, a senior police official said.
A team of district police was on a search operation in the Bhairamgadh region, around 450 kms away from the state capital, since yesterday when they spotted the trio in the forests along with weapons.
Later, the security personnel apprehended them, the official said.
Those arrested were identified as Heera Tati (24), deputy commander of Bhairamgadh LGS (Local Guerrilla Squad) of the Maoist, Jogu Telam (20) and Mangu Potami (21).
Two muzzle loading guns and a sharp edged weapon were also recovered from their possession, he said.
They were allegedly involved in the last week's incident of looting of weapon from a police personnel after injuring him in the region, he said.
They were also involved in several crimes like loot, arson and murder, he said, adding that further investigation was on.
