Two insurgents including one carrying cash reward of Rs1 lakh on his arrest surrendered in the insurgency-hit Kondagon district.
Meanwhile, during a separate operation carried out by District Police two ultras were held in the district, a senior police officer said here on Friday. The surrendered ultras were identified as Kosru Ram, Somnath libru all residents of Bayanar and Ghanshayam resident of Mardapal police station limits.
Kosru Ram was commander of Janmilitia active in Rajbeda region. The State Government had declared cash reward of Rs1 lakh on his arrest, Superintendent of Police (SP), Kondagon, Abhishek Meena informed.
“The three ultras of Bayanar were associated with Naxals for the past ten years and were involved in various criminal incidents. In the month of November 2005 they had attacked a police party in the jungles of Madanar-Mungwal, he said.
later in the month of December the same year, the surrendered ultras along with other guerrillas had opened fire on a police party near Rajbeda hills,” Meena said.
According to the SP, all three insurgents were part of killing three villagers in Mungaval village which occurred this year. “They also tried to conceal the evidences in the murder case,” the SP said.
Ghanshyam had joined the Maoist cadre in 2005 and was part of the Naxal team which had attacked polling parties and snatched away EVM during 2009 general election in Mardapal. A local court had issued two non-bailable warrants for his arrest, the SP said.
The SP ensured that their rehabilitation would be carried out as per the policies of State Government. In a separate action, the District Force nabbed two insurgents from a weekly market in Totar village of the restive district. The action was taken on a specific tip-off about presence of Naxals in the weekly market, Meena said.
They were identified as Vatle alias Dashrath and Dhaniram Korram both residents of Adnar village. They were active members of Janmilita acive in Adnar region, he said.
The duo had looted and damaged vehicles of Congress party supporters while they were campaigning for their candidate during 2008 State Assembly elections. Three permanent warrants were issued by a local court for their arrest, Meena said, adding, cash reward of Rs2,000 was also declared on their heads.