A Naxal allegedly involved in the attack on anti-landmine vehicle in Dantewada district last month, was arrested, police informed on Wednesday. The ultra was identified as Baman Kunjan (25) who was working as militia commander of Tikanpal village, Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Kirandul MZ Baig informed. He was nabbed near Tikanpal village on Tuesday late evening during a search operation, he said.
The guerrilla was part of the team that had blown up an anti-landmine vehicle on Cholnar-Kirandul road in Dantewada on April 13, thereby leaving five police men killed and eight others injured, SDOP added.
Naxal pamphlets were also recovered from him, SDOP he said adding during interrogation, he admitted to his involvement in Cholnar blast. He was part of the Naxal attack team, which had planned and execute the entire incident starting from conducting the recee of the movement of security forces to executing the deadly incident.
He was tasked of keeping a tab on the movement and activities of security personnel since the day a police camp was set up in Cholnar, the SDOP said and informed that he was being interrogated.