An alleged Maoist was arrested during a search operation carried out by CRPF and District Police at Bijapur in dense forests of Pavrel and Bhandarpalli on Sunday, informed an official statement released from the office of Superintendent of Police Bijapur Prashant Agrawal on Sunday. In a separated action Kondgaon police unearthed a 20 Kg tiffin bomb.
According to the police, the arrested ultra was identified as Kudiyam Babu Rao (28) resident of Mujal Kanker, Bijapur. A joint police force of district police and CRPF had started on searching operation and area domination exercise and rounded up Kudiyam Babu Rao on a tip-off, police said.
Police claimed that the arrested rebel was involved in serious criminal offences and a case against him was registered with Usur police station. Rao was later presented in a local court that sent him jail on judicial remand. Kondagaon police informed that the 20 kg tiffin bomb was unearthed by a joint police party during a search operation from Dhansuli village of the districts. Police informed that they had inputs about some explosive planted around, Golwand, Bamhani, Dhansuli and Hangawa village accordingly a team of bomb disposal squad along with district police and CRPF was formed.
The team during intense search operation detected a 20 kg tiffin bomb that was planted near Dhansuli village. A commercial detonator and electric wire was also seized from the spot. The bomb was diffused later.
The alertness of security forces saved them from heavy loss, stated official information released from office of Superintendent of Police Kondagaon D Shravan. The district police have appealed to the residents of Kondagaon to inform police if they see any suspicious object lying around them.