7 naxals inovolved in Sukma landmine attack nabbed in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, March 25: Security forces on Sunday have nabbed seven active Naxals from Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, who were allegedly involved in ambushing an anti-landmine vehicle in which nine CRPF personnel were killed this month.

He said, personnel from the district police, District Reserve Group, Special Task Force, CRPF and the paramilitary force's elite CoBRA unit were involved in the operation. He said that arrested ultras are active members of Maoist janmilitia in the Kistaram area.

The ultras were identified as Komram Sade (25), Madkam Joga (31), Madkam Hidma (30), Madkam Ganga (25), Vanjam Aayta (34), Vanjam Singa (32) and Madvi Sukka (30), the SP said. They were active members of Maoist janmilitia in the Kistaram area he said. "They were involved in the last week MPV attack," he said.

On March, nine CRPF personnel were killed and two others injured after Maoists triggered a powerful landmine blast blowing up their MPV between Kistaram and Palodi paramilitary camps in Sukma.