Two Maoists carrying a reward of Rs 5,000 each and permanent warrant on their head, were arrested from Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bijapur district, police said on Thursday.
Bijja Poonem (26) and Raghu Kadiyam (31) were nabbed by a joint team of district police and CRPF’s 85th battalion during a area domination operation in the forest under Gangaloor police station limits, Narayanpur District Superintendent of Police K l Dhruv said.
The Maoists were allegedly involved in various crimes and had been absconding for a long time, the SP added.