Five suspected Naxals were arrested during a search operation carried out in a forested patch of Narayanpur district, a senior police official said on Friday.
Based on intelligence input, the persons were arrested by District Force (DF) personnel during search operation carried out near Kochwahi nullah under the limits of Narayanpyur police station, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Narayanpur, O P Sharma stated.The arrested persons were identified as Sonaru alias Mura, Somaru Gota, lakshman, Santu and Anat all residents of Narayanpur. They were wanted in connection with cases such as rape, murder, attempt to murder, arson and similar, he said.
A permanent warrant was also issued by local court against Somaru and lakshman. Superintendent of Police Narayanpur had declared cash reward of Rs 10,000 each on their arrest, Sharma said.He said that Anat was President of Kasturmeta Jantana Sarkar while Sonaru alias Mura was President of Mohandi Jantana Sarkar, one of the offshoots of banned organization Communist Party of India (Maoist).