Six Maoists including a female ultra carrying cash reward on her arrest were arrested during separate anti-insurgency operations carried out by security forces in Naxal violence-hit Sukma district, police said here on Wednesday.
Five out of these six Naxals were arrested following a gun battle with security forces near Kamarguda village under Jagargunda police station limits, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sukma, Santosh Singh informed.
Police had received intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists near Kamarguda village. Accordingly, a joint team of 74th battalion CRPF, 223rd battalion CRPF, STF and DRG swung into action and reached the spot from Jagargunda police station, the ASP said.
The police personnel had a face-off with armed guerrillas near a nullah before Kamarguda village. The Maoists executed IED blasts and opened fire on police party to which the latter also retaliated. After a brief gun-battle, Naxals fled into core jungle areas. However, police managed to nab five persons at the spot, Singh said.
A muzzle gun, electric wire, battery, bag pack, Naxal literature and other items of daily use were also recovered from the spot, he said. They were identified as Muchki Hidma(30), Kalmu Vijja(20), Kunjam Podia(23), Muchki Budhru (20), Muchki Sukka all residents of Jagargunda police station limits. Muchki Hidma was President of Maoist frontal organization, DKAMS (Dandkaranya Kisan Adivasi Majdoor Sangh) active in that region, while Kamlu Vijja was Commander of CNM (Chtena Natya Mandali) another Naxal outfit. In a separate operation carried out under Gadiras police station limits, police nabbed Sodhi Muiye(25) near Korre village.