The Hazaribag police have arrested two hardcore extremists of CPI (Maoist) during the special search drive by the district police. Among the arrested extremists, one is women wing supremo. The police have received tips from the organization during the interrogation of both the extremists.
Hazaribag Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Chothey has confirmed the arrest of both the extremists. He said that both the arrested extremists were associated with the CPI (Maoist) for the last 15 years. The police were searching both the arrested extremists for the last 10 years.
The district police have formed a team with Jharkhand police and CRPF members for regular search drives in the extremist affected areas. During the drive the team arrested both the extremists from the jungle. Both the arrested members were holding the top posts in the organization.
The arrested Binod Munda alias Chandan was the platoon commander of the regional committee of the organization. The second arrested woman extremist Sumitra Devi alias Suvidha was the suprimo of women wing of the organization.
The SP further said that the arrested Binod Munda is the resident of Hendegir. He said that the arrested woman was wanted in the police record of Jharkhand and Bihar state police stations. Five cases have been lodged in the keradari police station on the arrested woman extremist.
He said that police recovered some arms and ammunition from them along with naxal literature. He said that we have received some important information from the organization during the investigation of both the arrested extremists.