Two woman ultras carrying cash reward on their arrest were among four Naxals, arrested from insurgency-hit Dantewada district, police said on Saturday.
They were involved in an attack on a police anti-landmine vehicle in Dantewada last year, which had claimed lives of five police personnel while injuring eight others, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dantewada Kamlochan Kashyap said.
According to him, the insurgents were nabbed from Kirandul police station area, based on intelligence inputs provided by State Investigation Bureau (SIB).
The Naxals had blown up an anti-landmine vehicle on Cholnar-Kirandul road in Dantewada on April 13, 2015 killing five policemen and injuring eight others, the SP said.
They were identified as Malangir local Operation Squad (lOS) Commander Anita alias Mitki (22), Nelnar lOS member Rajo Vekko (25) and two Janmilitia members- Sannu (30) and Raju Mandavi (25), Kashyap said.
Anita, the SP said, was carrying a reward of Rs 3 lakh on her head while Rs 1 lakh was announced for the arrest of another woman Naxal Rajo, he said.