Five Naxals including Janmilitia Range Committee members were nabbed by security forces at insurgency-hit Dantewada district, police said here on Thursday.
The Naxals were identified as Sonaram Madvi (22), Bodma Madvi (30), Guddu alias Mangal alias Guddi (25), Sunil (22) and Jaminath (26) all members of Naxal frontal organization Janmilitia active in Gadapal region of the district, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dantewada Kamlochan Kashyap informed.
According to the SP, the held ultras were wanted in connection with holding the Naxal ‘Jan Adalat’ and beating up public representatives at Gadapal, Mendoli, Metapal and Gadhmiri villages.
They were also involved in setting a city bus afire near Gatam Patelpara village last month.