Security forces on Sunday arrested three hardcore Maoists including a woman area committee member on which police had declared cash reward of Rs10,000. The three insurgents were arrested during separate actions, Bijapur police said.
According to official information received from the office of Superintendent of Police Bijapur Prashant Agrawal, a joint force of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and district police arrested a Maoist Kshitij Koda (45) resident of Pamgal under Modakpal police station.
He was arrested on a tip-off. Police was in search of Koda since and long for his involvement in murder and similar offences.
In another incident a contingent of Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF) and CRPF arrested a woman Maoist during a search operation from Chipurbhatti area of Awapalli police station. The arrested Maoist was identified as lakmi Bheeme (25) resident of Chipurbhatti under Awapalli police station. She was member of Basaguda Area Committee. Two cases on her name were registered with Awapalli police station for keeping explosives in illegal way.
Police further said a team of CAF and CRPF had started on area domination exercise from Nelasnar police station.
The joint force reached Bodli village and arrested Raimati alias Paro Modium (21) resident of Bodli. During interrogation she accepted her involvement in Nelasnar area, police claimed. She was member of Bhairamgarh area committee and a permanent warrant was issued on her name.