Two Naxals were arrested and four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered from their possession in insurgency-hit Bijapur district, police said here on Monday.
The ultras were identified as Kowasi Hunga (23) and Kartami Kosa (25). They were apprehended by a joint team of security forces near Aautpalli village under Basaguda police station area, a local police official said.
Acting on a specific input about a meeting of villagers was convened by Naxals in Lingagiri, Korsaguda and Aautpalli village in Basaguda, the combine squad of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)- an elite crack unit of the CRPF, and local police had launched an operation there, he said.
On sensing the presence of security personnel, the two ultras tried to escape but they were apprehended after a short chase, he added.
Four IEDs, couple of detonators, electric wire and switches were recovered from a bag one of them was carrying, he added.
While Hunga was active as janmilitia member, Kosa was working as Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan (DAKMS- a frontal wing of the Maoists), he said.