Nine Maoists were arrested from separate locations in the insurgency-hit Sukma and Kanker districts, police said on Monday.
According to the police, eight insurgents were nabbed in Sukma district while a female cadre member was arrested in Kanker district.
Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh informed that three Maoists were arrested from the forests of Jagargunda police station area while five others were nabbed from Chintalnar police station limits. They were arrested from the forests near Kamaram village, he said.
In a similar action, a joint team of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), DRG (District Reserve Group) and District Force rounded up five rebels on a specific input from Gadgadmeta hills of Chintalanar, the ASP said.
The insurgents were involved in blowing up a bridge on Mukram nullah on Dornapal-Jagargunda road by triggering an IED in September this year and a blast incident in Chintalnar weekly market last month, he said.
Besides, they all were wanted in connection with Naxal incidents like loot, arson, murder and attacks on police party, he said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Kanker JS Meena informed that a joint police force which was carrying out area domination exercise in Amabeda police station limits had arrested a female ultra.
She was identified as Kumari Mangoti Korram alias Siyabatti hailing from Iragaon Kondagaon.
The insurgent was member of Naxal lOS active in North Bastar division, the SP added.