District police succeeded in arresting three insurgents including a Jan Militia commander after a brief encounter with a group of Maoists in a forested pocket.
Clamour bombs, explosive materials kept in ‘pitthu’ and fuse wire were recovered from their possession.According to a release of Bijapur police, a joint team of district police and Central Reserve Police Force had gone to conduct searches near villages Pisepara, Pakela, Bandaguda, Pusbaka, Kottaguda and nearby areas on Thursday.
However, in the jungles of Bandaguda near village Pusbaka, some insurgents hiding in bushes attacked the team with a hell of fire. The security personnel also took position immediately and returned the fire and some time rebels were forced to
flee the spot. During the post encounter searches three militia members were found hiding in bushes. The police arrested them who later revealed their identity as Tati Kamlu, son of Tati Sukku, agaed 22 years, Potam Ayatu son of Pandu Muriya, aged 40 years, Tati Sukku son of Hadma Muriya aged 45 years, all residents of Pusbaka (Bandaguda). Tati Kamlu was identified as commander of Jan Militia.
The police also recovered clamour bomb, explosive material kept in ‘pitthu’ as well as wire from their possession. The three accused were arrested on the charges of assaulting security forces with a view to kill them and were presented in the court.