Two Maoists have been arrested during separate search operations carried out by a joint team of Border Security Force (BSF) and District Force (DF) personnel in Siksod and Pakhanjur area of Maoist stronghold Kanker district of Bastar.
The arrested insurgents were involved in several serious Naxal-related incidents, Superintendent of Police, Kanker, RN Dash said on Saturday. He further informed that police had got information about presence of insurgents in the Siksod area. A joint team BSF and DF personnel immediately swung into action and arrested the insurgent. The insurgent was later identified as Ram Anchal who was wanted in connection with several Naxal-related incidents, the Dash said.
In a similar action, another insurgent lalluram Teakam was rounded up from Pakhanjur by the team which was conducting a search operation in the area, SP said.
Notably, during the past few months, joint teams had launched an intense Anti-Naxal operation named ‘Operation Meghdoot’. Owing to the pressure following the launch of the operation, about a dozen Maoists have either surrendered before police or have been arrested.
Meanwhile, in a separate action, the Kondagaon police detected a 6 kg IED (Improvised Explosive Device) and 50 meter wire. The bomb was planted in a small bridge leading to Temrugaon village under the limits of Bayanar police station, Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP), Kondagaon, Ashok Joshi said, adding, the bomb was detected and diffused.