Police rounded up three Naxals from a forested patch of insurgency-hit Bijapur district during an anti-Naxal operation, a senior police officer informed here on Monday. One of the held ultras carried reward of Rs5,000 on his head, Superintendent of Police, Bijapur, Kl Dhruv informed. According to the police, a contingent of District Force was carrying out area domination exercise in villages of Belnar, Karkavaya, Satva and Niram. While carrying out the operation in the jungles of Belnar police, the team rounded up three persons.
The held ultras were identified as Barsa Sudru (38) resident of Satva, Korsa Sudru (42) of Belnar Gundimadipara and Baisu Jurri (40) hailing from Karkavaya under Bangpal police station limits. Korsa Sudru was involved in several Naxal activities and carried reward of Rs5,000 on his arrest, the SP said, adding, they were all members of Indravati Area Committee of banned Naxal organisation Communist Party of India (Maoist).
They were involved in several criminal incidents like murder, attempt to murder, dacoity and seven permanent warrants were issued for their arrest by a local court, he said.