2 suspected Naxals arrested in Kondagaon

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A joint squad of District Force (DF) and District Reserve Group (DRG) nabbed two leftist insurgents in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday.

The arrested rebels have been identified as lachunu Kashyap (35) and Kuldhar Kashyap (35), said police, adding that the duo was active as members of Bedma jan-militia.

According to police, a team of security personnel was dispatched towards village Tumdiwal and Bedma falling in limits of Mardapal police station on October 30 to undertake area domination exercise.

While undertaking anti-Naxal exercise in the forest patches close to village Bedma, security personnel detained two persons.

During the course of interrogation, the duo revealed themselves as members of Bedma jan-militia and admitted of being involved in various Naxal incidents.

The arrested ultras were associated with the banned organization CPI-Maoist for past few years and were involved in various Naxal incidents took place in the region which include attack of police personnel, laying ambush and others, police informed.

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