Two Maoists were held by a joint team of District Force and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in a special Anti-Naxal Operation conducted at Surakheda village in the district.
The insurgents identified as Dayalu lekam and Anchi Sodi were nabbed with two batteries, two solar plates, Maoist banner and poster, according to Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP) K l Dhruv.
He said that under the guidance of IGP Bastar SRP Kalluri, the joint team went on the search operation towards Surakheda, Kotrapal and Potenar and on receiving local input that some insurgents were visiting Surakheda village on August 31, the joint team reached Surakheda village and nabbed two suspected men from near a Naxal Memorial in the jungle pockets of the village. On interrogation, the insurgents were found to be associated with Maoist outfit ‘KAMS’, he said.
Both the accused admitted to have attacked the CRPF post at Patarpara coming under Bhairamgarh police station, blocking road by cutting trees at Geedam-Bijapur main road near Fundahri and attempt to murder, Dhruv said.