Two Maoists were arrested during a search operation carried out in Amabeda area of insurgency infested Kanker district, police said on Thursday. According to the police, a joint team of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and District Force (DF) had started from Amabeda police station for a search operation when they nabbed two ultras who were identified as Rama lohar (40) and Baijuram Hurra (35) both residents of Mankot village Amabeda.
They were involved in incidents like damaging public property, attempt to loot polling material during Mandi elections in 2006, attacking police party in Dhanor road under Amabeda police station and damaging community hall in Semargaon in 2007, police informed. Both the held ultras were member of Naxal Janmilitia and used to provide logistic support to guerrillas. They also used to arrange meetings in the village for Naxals, police said.