Two Naxalites carrying a collective reward of Rs 10 lakhs on their heads were arrested in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday.
Bhima Podiyam and Hirdesh Kumeti were apprehended from the jungles of Mandanar village on Tuesday, Kanker Superintendent of Police Shalabh Sinha told The Pioneer.
Podiyam, who carried a bounty of Rs 8 lakhs, was the Commander of Platoon 17 of the Kiskoda Area Committee. Kumeti was a member in the same platoon. He carried a reward of Rs 2 lakhs on his head.
The police seized a walkie-talkie, a 5kg IED bomb, an axe, Maoist literature and pamphlets from them.