Two suspected Maoists were arrested by the police during a search operation in the jungles of insurgency-hit Bijapur district of sprawling Bastar region on Monday.
The duo were arrested from a dense forest area falling under limits of Jangla police station. They have been identified as Anil Kunjam (22) resident of Amapara, Jangla and Chamru Kosa (24) resident of Tungli, Jangla, Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal informed on Monday.
He said that a team of District Force (DF) personnel was on a combing operation in the forests of Potenar and Tungali under Jangla region when the suspects were spotted by the team. The duo, after seeing the DF team tried to flee from the spot . However they were chased and nabbed, he said.
The suspects are believed to be involved in several crimes including murder and attempt to murder. They were later presented in a local court which sent them to jail.