Three Maoists were arrested while explosives, detonators, medicines and other materials were recovered from their camp in Rampur area of the insurgency-hit Kanker district on Tuesday.
The arrests were made during a search operation carried out jointly by the Border Security Force (BSF) and District Force (DF). “A camp set up by insurgents was destroyed in the joint operation carried out during the ‘Martyrs’ Week’ being observed by the Maoists. Three of the insurgents were arrested from the camp established by them adjacent to Medki river in Rampur,” said Superintendent of Police (SP), Kanker, Rajendra Dash.
The arrested insurgents were identified as Dharmu Podo (26), Raisingh (46) and Narsingh (35), he said. However, the other insurgents in the camp fled before arrival of the security forces, police said.
Police have recovered two guns, one pipe bomb, half kilogram of explosives, three detonators, batteries, battery charger, life saving medicines, flash light, iron wire, converter, electronic circuits, loud speakers, wire cutter, red paint, red cloth, drawing sheets, marker pen, posters, pamphlets, etc. from the camp.
The operation has been intensified in bordering areas and security has been beefed up in sensitive areas, added Dash. He congratulated BSF and local police for the achievement.