As many as six Maoists were arrested by security personnel from separate locations in insurgency-hit Bastar region, police said on Wednesday.
Based on precise inputs about presence of ultras in Sukma district's Gadiras region, a joint squad of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force (DF) swung into action and nabbed four rebels, said Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh.
Those arrested were identified as Madvi Hunga (26), Madvi lakma (22), Kawasi Mukka (35) and Podiyami Somaru (24), he said while elaborating that they were working as member of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan (DAKMS)- a frontal outfit of outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoists).
They were involved in various Naxal incidents that took place in the region, added Singh.
He further informed that the arrested insurgents were produced in a local court from where they were sent to jail.
In another incident, two Maoists were arrested by personnel of District Reserve Group (DRG) in insurgency-hit Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday.
Those arrested were identified as member of Malangir local Operation Squad (lOS) Bheema Podiyami and Dumam lOS member Deva alias Joga Padam, informed police.
According to the police, during the course of investigation, it came to light that Bheema was inducted into the banned organization as CNM member in 2009 and elevated as member of Malangir lOS in 2015 whereas Joga was associated with the red movement since 2007.