Five suspected Naxals came in police dragnet during search operation carried out in Rowghat area of insurgency hit Kanker district, informed Superintendent of Police, Kanker, R N Dash on Wednesday.
According to the police, at team of BSF and district police, which was on a search operation in the limits of Rowghat police station received information that a group of suspected persons were roaming around in Nibra village.The security personnel then reached the village and nabbed them.The suspected Naxals were identified as Sanau Nurati (35), Baijnath Salam (55), Ghasia Ram Qurati (58), lallu Ram Nureti alias Suklu Ram (24) all residents of Nibra were held at the spot.
Police claimed that they were involved in crimes such as brawl, attempt to murder and handling deadly weapons.