The security forces nabbed seven Naxals along with tiffin bombs, detonator, wire and batteries from insurgency riddled Bijapur district of Bastar.
The held ultras included a woman Naxal who carried cash reward of Rs 3 lakh on her head, a senior police officer said here on Wednesday.A joint police squad of 168th battalion of Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) and District Force (DF) had launched operation in the limits of Basaguda police station and were searching jungles near Timapur road about 5 km from Basaguda police station, Superintendent of Police, Kl Dhruv informed.
The security forces then spotted five persons who tried to run away after seeing the police party. However, the police personnel chased and nabbed them. They were identified as Padam Jagdish (35), Padam Sannu (25), Padam lakhmu (30), Oyam Mangu (30) and Avlam Mangu (31) all residents of Timapur.Tiffin bomb, detonator, wire and batteries were seized from their possession, the SP said adding, a permanent warrant was issued against Avlam Mangu.
In another incident, the CRPF and DF joint team nabbed two persons under suspicious circumstances from Kakempara area under Awapalli police station of the disturbed district. They were identified as Arjun Telam (20) and Sunita Sodhi (27) both residents of Awapalli, the SP said.Sunita Sodhi according to the SP was involved in attack on police party where a CRPF jawan had succumbed. likewise in 2003 she was part of a Naxal party who had blown up a police vehicle in 2003.
Sunita along with other Naxals had attacked a camp in Awapalli in 2007. Cash reward of Rs 3 lakh was declared on her arrest, Dhruv said .