Eight Naxals held in Maharashtra
Five Naxal functionaries with a total bounty of Rs 38 lakh on their heads surrendered in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, a police official said on Saturday.
Police also said eight Maoists from Maharashtra, Telangana and Chhattisgarh were arrested during a series of intelligence-based operations conducted jointly with the Central Reserve Police Force.
The eight Maoists were arrested in operations carried out under the leadership of Superintendent of Police M Ramesh. “On May 13, police teams nabbed four Maoists, identified as Jayaram Monge Gawade, Mukesh alias Lachhu Avalam, Vijay alias Mangadu Hunga Tamo and Rajita. Subsequent search operations in forest areas led to the seizure of rifles, ammunition and Maoist literature, he added.
On May 14, in operations in Kumnar and Naitala villages, police nabbed senior Maoist leaders Raju alias Mangadu Weko, Janni alias Nagi Yemla, Jyoti alias Akila Potavi and Amti alias Ayati Podiyam and seized large quantities of arms, including AK-47 rifles, SLRs, INSAS rifles, BGL launchers and hundreds of live cartridges, the official said.
