Two Janmilitia members, banned outfit of Maoists were nabbed in Manpur with two muzzle guns in Rajnandgaon. The duo was involved in several criminal offences and was arrested on a tip-off during a search operation carried out 44th Battalion of ITBP by police said.
According to police, the accused were identified as Chaitu Ghawde and Sonu lohar both residents of Dorde village under Madanwada police station. Ghawde was the commander of Manpur Janmilitia and both of them were working for Maoists since 2007. “They were involved in an ambush attack on police party month of December last year at Mehka village under Sitagaon police station. Similarly it was also found that duo was involved in arson of vehicles near Malhar village on May 6, 2013,” police said and added that they used to supply ration and other items to Maoists.
Police further said the accused used to propagate Maoist ideology in villagers. The accused were presented in a local court that sent duo to jail on judicial remand.
Notably after the Darbha massacre in Bastar which left 26 person dead including former President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee Nand Kumar Patel his son Dinesh Patel, senior party leader Mahendra Karma, Uday Mudliyar and others anti-Maoist operation have been stepped up state wide. The anti-Naxal operation in Rajnandgaon district has also been intensified and recently a commander of lOS (local Operating Squad) was gunned down on Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra district.