Police have arrested an alleged Naxal and seized Maoists agenda proclaiming boycotting of coming state assembly elections from his possession, informed an official statement released from the office of Superintendent of Police Bijapur, Prashant Agrawal on Wednesday.
According to police a joint team of district police, STF was on a search operation in the village of Mirtur, Hurripal, Dumripalnar and Hiroli of the district. While the security forces were in the jungles of Hiroli some about 20 to 25 Maoists opened fire on the police party. The jawans retaliated and after a brief gun battle Maoist disappeared into jungles. later during searching of area police nabbed an ultra who was identified as Sukhram Punem (19) resident of Burji village under Gangalur Police Station.
Police found naxal banners, pamphlets, detonators, a red cloth kept in bag along with Naxal literature. While going through the Naxal literature police also found the meeting report of Gangalur area committee. The 2013 agenda of committee clearly stated boycotting of the State Assembly elections scheduled in month of November this year.
The arrested ultra told cops that for boycotting the upcoming elections Maoist leaders have got published pamphlets, and posters in large number, which will be used for provoking villagers for rejecting the elections. The arrested guerrilla had joined Naxal cadre in 2008-09 and participated in Naxal movement since then.