Raipur

'145 Maoists held in Sukma in 2 months, between Jan and March 2018'

Staff Reporter

The highest number of Maoists numbering 145 have been arrested from Sukma district  between January 1, 2018 and  March 31, 2018, the Chhattisgarh Assembly was informed.

A total of 76 insurgents were held in Bijapur during the period.The details of arrests made in various other districts is as follows-- Bastar (4), Narayanpur (33), Dantewada (10), Bijapur (76), Kanker (9) and Kondagaon (25).

A total of 2262 Maoists were arrested during the period and 80 guns recovered from them, Home Minister Ramsewak Paikra informed Congress member Kawasi lakhma in a written reply.