Seven Maoists, including two women, were arrested during a search operation carried out by security forces in the insurgency-hit Dantewada district of Bastar region, police said here on Thursday.
One of the two female ultras carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on her arrest, police informed.
“The arrested ultras were involved in various criminal incidents like digging roads for cutting traffic flow, planting pressure bombs and attacking police teams,” Superintendent of Police (SP), Dantewada, Kamlochan Kashyap said.
A small action team and quick reaction teams of CRPF, which also comprised of district police personnel, was carrying out an anti-insurgency operation under the limits of Kuakonda police station limits, police said.
During the search operation, they succeeded in arresting the ultras from Bade Bedma Palnar region.
The insurgents were identified as Kumari Madvi member of local Guerrilla Squad (lGS), Kumari Madkam member of Chetna Natya Mandali (CNM), President of Naxal outfit Dandakaranya Kisan Adivasi Majdoor Sangh (DKAMS) Sukka Ram Mandavi, Janmilita members- Hungaram Mandavi, Sannaram Madkam, Bandi Ram Mandavi alias Balvant, Sukkaram Mandavi all residents of Aranpur.
According to the police, Kumari Madvi Deve was part of the Naxal team that had attacked and killed 7 CISF troopers at Kirandul on May 3, 2012. The State government had declared cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on her arrest.