Five suspected Maoists were arrested during two different search operation conducted by CRPF and district police, informed an official statement released from the office of Superintendent of Police Bijapur Prashant Agrawal on Friday.
According to police a team of CRPF and district police had started on a search operation from Usru police station on November 17. During the searching in jungles of Bhusapur, Marudabaka and Galgam police rounded up three suspects who were identified as Kumari Nuppo Ponje (21) and Mediam Hadma (20) both residents of Galgam Belgudapara and Hunga Podiyam (19) resident of Bhusapur under Usru police station. Police claimed that the arrested accused were Sangham members of Usru and Pamed area committee.
In another operation a combined battalion of CRPF, CoBRA and district police had started from Basaguda police station in the jungles of Pakela. The force had inputs about presence of insurgents in Pakela jungles. Acting on the inputs two persons were nabbed who were identified as Kunjam Nanu (30) resident of Kondapalli Kuarpara and Vetti Nanda (28) resident of Kondapalli Battopara.
Police claimed that the accused were involved in firing on police party in the jungles of village Tarrem. They were active members of Basaguda area committee.