Sukma: A joint squad of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force (DF) nabbed two rebels in Maoist hot-bed Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday.
The duo was arrested by security personnel from village Bater falling under limits of Konta police station, informed Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh.
Those arrested were identified as Madvi Mada alias Ramesh (22) and Kawasi Hinga (40). While undertaking anti-Naxal exercise in the region, security personnel received a tip-off about presence of rebels in village Bater following which the team was dispatched there and duo was arrested, he said.
The arrested Naxals were involved in various crimes, including attack on police personnel, loot and arson, Singh said.
Police have produced the arrested insurgents in a local court, he said.