Four Maoists were arrested during search operation carried out by a police team in separate pockets of the insurgency hit Kanker district in Bastar.
The arrested insurgents were involved in several serious criminal incidents, Superintendent of Police (SP), Kanker, R N Dash informed on Sunday.
He said that the insurgents were arrested under the limits of Bande police station. While one insurgent was held from Chowki region of the district, another one against whom about a dozen serious criminal offences were registered ,was arrested in Antagarh area.
The SP informed that police had got information about presence of insurgents in Bande region and accordingly, a police team swung into action which arrested two insurgents who were identified as Maniram Kureti (35) and Mansa Nareti (35), Dash said, adding, the arrested Maoists were involved in various crimes, like carrying out bomb blasts and other types of violence.
In a separate action, a police team arrested an insurgent identified as Radheshyam Darro (48) from Chowki region of the district on Saturday evening, the SP maintained.A police team conducing search operation in the forested areas close to Chowki outpost arrested Darro from village Kalwar following some suspected movement, he said.
likewise a team of BSF and District Police was conducting search operation in Siksod area of Antagarh region where another insurgent was arrested. The arrested was identified as Panchuram Dugga hailing from Koypara of the district. Dugga was involved in serious criminal incidents such as murder, attempt to murder, brawl, arson attack on police party besides other crimes, he said.