Four Maoists including a Commander Rank insurgent was arrested during separate actions carried out by security forces in insurgency-hit Kanker and Dantewada districts, police said on Friday.
Three insurgents who were involved in torching vehicles at Hahaladdi iron ore mine were nabbed from Karremarka village under Partapur police station limits of Kanker district according to Superintendent of Police (SP), Kanker, JS Watti.
Those arrested were identified as Budheshwar Netam (25), Dharmuram (28) and Somji Nareti (20), he said.
Notably, over 20 vehicles and machines engaged in mining work were set on fire by armed Naxals at Hahaladdi iron mine in Durgukondal area of Kanker on November 14 last year.
The arrests were made by a team of local police following input about the presence of ultras in Pratapur, he said.
In a separate action, Veko Budhru (25) who was active as Deputy Commander of local Guerilla Squad (lGS) in Bhairmagarh Area Committee of Naxals was arrested in Dantewada, police said.
Police further informed that he was apprehended from Geedam police station area while he was keeping an eye on the movements of surrendered Maoists apparently in a bid to harm them.
The State Government had declared cash reward of `3 lakh on Veko’s head, police said.