nTwo hardcore Naxals, including a woman, were arrested from separate places in the violence-hit Sukma district during an anti-insurgency operation carried out by security forces, police said here on Wednesday.
“One of them carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh while the other carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on their heads,” a local police officer stated.
The man was identified as Kunjam Deva (20), while woman was identified as Komram Dharme (55), both residents of villages under Kistaram police station limits located about 620 km south of state capital Raipur.
Kunjam was member of Maoist platoon number 8 and carried the reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head, while Komram was a member of Kisan Adivasi Majdur Sangh (KAMS)- the Naxal frontal organization of banned CPI(M). She carried the reward of Rs 1 lakh on her head, police said.
They were arrested by a team of DRG, STF and CRPF’s elite 208 CoBRA battalion.
Kunjam was arrested from Sannempenta village while Komram was nabbed from Amapenta village. They were wanted in connection with incidents like murder and abduction, police added.