Cracking down on the urban network of Maoists, police rounded up two persons and seized live ammunition rounds, cordex wires and detonators from their possession in Jagdalpur in insurgency-infested Bastar district. More arrests could be made in the case, a police officer said here on Monday.
According to police sources, intelligence inputs were received that some local Maoist leaders were in Gudiya village of Pulcha region under Darbha police station for extorting money from contractors engaged in compartment felling of trees in Pulcha.
The Naxals were also in touch with some people in Jagdalpur city who were part of Naxal urban network- for getting supply of certain commodities, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jagdalpur Vijay Pandey informed.
“Acting on the inputs, a team led by Station House Officer (SHO) Darbha, reached Pulcha region. In the early hours of Monday, they spotted two suspected persons near Gudiya village. They were checked and from their possession live rounds of AK-47, INSAS, SlR and pistols were found,” the ASP said, adding, two bundles of cordex wire and detonators (non electrical) were also found in their possession.
The accused were identified as Akhil Naidu and Anil Naidu both residents of Jagdalpur. Previously, Akhil was held for his involvement in some theft cases, Pandey said. During interrogation, they told police that Naxals were in touch with some employees of Forest Department who used to arrange meeting of contractors with Naxal leaders for fixing extortion amount, the ASP revealed.
We are investigating the information provided by the duo and it is possible that further arrests could be made in the case, the ASP informed, adding, a case has been registered in this connection.