Four Maoists were arrested during different search operations carried out by security forces in several parts of insurgency-hit Kondagaon district of Bastar, police said here on Saturday.
The arrested ultras include a member of Naxal Barsoor Area Committee and police was in search of the insurgent for the past few years, Superintendent of Police (SP), Kondagaon, Santosh Singh said.
According to the police, the insurgents were identified as Jagnu Gavde alias Gagra alias Sanjeev alias Sanju (23), Chaitram Korram alias Saitram Korram (27) both residents of Narayanpur, Balsing (30) and Mintu (36) hailing from Chhote Koder.
Jagnu Gavde, according to the police, was a notorious man and was involved in several serious criminal incidents like murder, attempt to murder, attack on police party, triggering explosion and similar others, the SP said, while adding that he was a member of Naxal Barsoor Area Committee.
He had hacked to death a man at Tondkodra village in 2010 after labelling him as police informer, the SP added.
The rest of held ultras were members of Janmilita group affiliated to banned Naxal organization Communist Party of India (Maoist).