Three suspected Maoists were arrested after a search operation in Bhairamgarh area of the insurgency-hit Bijapur district, police said on Wednesday.
Firearms and sharp-edged weapons were also seized from their custody, it claimed.According to the police, the arrested insurgents were identified as Heera Tati (24), Jogu Telam (20) and Mangu Potami (21). Heera Tati was Deputy Commander of Bhairamgarh local Guerrilla Squad (lGS).They were arrested from the forested patches of village Surakheda within the limits of Bhairamgarh police station during a searching operation carried out by the District Force (DF).
A police team which was on an intense combing operation in restive Bhairamgarh had spotted few people along with firearms and sharp edged weapons in the region. The trio after spotting the police team, tried to run away but troopers chased and rounded them up.later it was learnt that the arrested Maoists were allegedly involved in the incident of attacking a police constable and looting his service rifle, police claimed.
The arrested Maoists were involved in various offences including attack, loot, arson, murder and similar other incidents.