Two Naxals were arrested after a search operation in Shankargarh area of Balrampur district. The accused were part of the 11-member rebel group which was held from the jungles of lahsunpat in the month of March this year, informed a senior police official here on Monday, adding, the two had managed to evade arrest then.
“We had declared cash reward of Rs5,000 each on their arrest,” Balrampur SP GS Darro told The Pioneer over phone. The accused identified as Govardhan alias Panda (43) and Kamal Sai alias Tutha were arrested from the jungles of Sulesa Bhediya under the limits of Bagicha Police Station in Jashpur district.
Police had inputs about presence of Maoists in the jungles of Sulesa about 40 kms from Bagicha Police Station. Immediately, a team of CRPF and district police was constituted and was sent to the spot from where both were arrested, Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Ravindra Singh Maravi told The Pioneer.
Detailing about the background of the Naxals, the SDOP revealed that they were part of Maoist team which was arrested with huge cache of arms and ammunitions from lahsunpat forest on March 15. In all, 11 Naxals were held from the spot and few others including these two had managed to give police personnel a slip, SDOP added.
They were also involved in murder of two businessmen in Balrampur few months back and had also burnt JCB machines in Mahuadeeh area of the district, he said. The accused were later on presented in the local court and were sent to jail on judicial remand, police said.