Two persons involved in different Naxal incidents have been arrested from Sukma and Bhanupratappur region of Kanker district, police said here on Saturday.
The man arrested at Bhanupratappur was behind burning of construction vehicles at Barbaspur mines there. The mines are owned by Jayaswal Neco Industries ltd., Superintendent of Police (SP) Kanker JS Meena said.
The accused was identified as Chandrakant alias Chandu Patel resident of Korrar police station limits, who used to work in the mines. He was also a Naxal courier and under pressure from Naxals had executed the incident, the SP added.
Two Poclains, two loaders, five tippers, one power screen machine and other items all worth several lakhs were blazed in the incident on February 20 last, he mentioned.
In a separate operation carried out by joint party of 230th battalion CRPF and district police in the limits of Gadiras police station a member of DKAMS (Dandkaranya Kisan Adivasi Majdoor Sangh) an outfit of banned organization Communist Party of India (Maoist) was arrested from Korra village, SP Sukma D Shravan informed.
According to police the held ultra was identified as Sodi Masa(35) resident of Etalpara Korra. He had damaged roads in the region on direction of Naxals, the SP said adding a local court had issued a warrant for his arrest.