Two Naxals against whom the district court had issued permanent arrest warrants were arrested during search operation carried out in a forested patch of the Maoist infested district, police said on Thursday.
Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Pakhanjur Vishwash Chandrkar informed that the arrested insurgents were identified as Patiram Tandiya and Dhanaji Darro both residents of Tumarapara village under the limits of Pratappur police station.
The duo was arrested near the village by security forces during search operation carried out in the area, the SDOP maintained. According to him, the insurgents were involved in serious criminal incidents like, rioting, arson, brawl and handling explosives.