Three hardcore Naxals carrying cash rewards on their heads for insurgency activities, fell to police net during different anti-Naxal operations carried out by security forces in the insurgency-hit Dantewada district, police said on Sunday.
“One of the ultras was involved in Jheeram Ghati attack wherein 31 people including several Congress party senior members were killed,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Dantewada Kamlochan Kashyap said.
According to police, the ultras were identified as Bandi alias Bandu (30) resident of Nilawaya under Aranpur Police station, Pandru Podiyami (30) of Jangla Bijapur and Sukhram alias Sukhdev (38) of Bhairamgarh Bijapur.
The arrests were made by different teams consisting of DRG, 111th battalion CRPF and district police personnel.
Bandi was part of Naxal team that had orchestrated Jheeram Ghati massacre on May 25, 2013, the SP informed.
“Police was searching him for his involvement in Tahkavada ambush attack in which 16 persons including 15 policemen had lost their lives,” he said.
We were also searching him for killing a policeman at Gadiras and murdering a Sarpanch at Aranpur in 2015, he mentioned.
State Government had declared cash reward of `3 lakh on Bandi’s arrest.
likewise, Pandru who had joined Naxal cadre in 2007 as militia members was promoted as section commander of Naxal platoon in 2009. He was involved in Naxal ambush attack in the jungles of Tadkel in 2008 wherein six Police jawans had martyred while six ultras were also gunned down, the SP said.
Sukhram was also wanted in connection with attacks on police parties and State Government had declared reward of `1 lakh on his arrest, SP Kashyap added.