Six Maoists were nabbed by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel during an operation conducted in forested patch of insurgency hit Kanker district, police said on Sunday. The operation was conducted on specific intelligence input. Three male and three female insurgents were held from jungles near Prokal and Manhakal villages of Kanker district, BSF officers informed.
A team consisting of BSF’s Intelligence Unit and 140th battalion of BSF along with District Police carried out a raid and nabbed the left wing insurgents who were identified as Sarita alias Sanoti (26), Rajeshwari (21) both residents of Enhur village, Kanker, Kumari Santo (22) resident of Manhakal, Mangatu alias Jay Singh (25) of Katru Kurusbodi, Raju Upendi of Kantabas and Shaniram hailing from Manhakal of Kanker.
Detailing about the held Maoists, BSF officials informed that Sarita was Member of Antagarh local Operating Squad (lOS) while Rajeshwari was Member of Maoist Military Platoon Number 25 and Kumari Santo belonged to Maoist Military Platoon number 3. Mangatu was lOS Member active in Keshkal while Raju was lOS Member of Partappur region. Shaniram was a member of the Naxal Janmilitia, officers informed.
According to BSF officers, the Naxals were involved in ambush attack on police party in Bande wherein an ASI and two other jawans were killed. They had also participated in several Naxal incidents.