Five alleged Maoists including two minors were arrested during a search operation from Bijapur, informed police on Friday. They have been booked under Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005, stated an official statement released from the office of Superintend of Police Bijapur Prashant Agrawal on Friday.
According to police a joint team of CRPF and district police were on a search operation/area domination exercise in Gorna area of the insurgency hit district. During the operation security forces got inputs about presence some suspected persons in the jungles of Gorena. The joint team then reached on the spot where the accused after seeing police personnel tried to run away. However they were chased and arrested. During their searching police found battery, banner posters of red colours, pamphlets, chargers and Maoist literature from their possession.
Police said that the arrested accused were members of Aadivasi Bal Sangh and Chetna Natya Manch both allied groups of banned Naxal group Communist Party of India (Maoists). The accused have been identified as Kunam Sainu (23), Kunjam Aytu (25) both residents of Dualnendra village Patelpara under Gangalur police station, Madvi Kosa (17) of Munga Nayapara under Gangalur police station, Modiam lakshman (20) of Peddakorma Bijapur and Mudiam Santu (16) of Gorna village under Bijapur police station.