Chhattisgarh Police catches collar of Two Naxals

Raipur, May 20: Two Naxals, one of them carrying a cash reward on his head, were arrested from Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Police said acting on a tip-off, the cadres, identified as Sannu Ram Netam and Sukhdhar, were apprehended near Mangnar village under Barsoor police station area by a joint team of security forces on Sunday.

 

Police official said the personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard and district force were involved in this operation.

He said four packets of cracker bombs, a Maoist banner, five posters containing a message of 'bandh' call given by the Naxals in the area on Saturday, were recovered from the possession of the arrested cadres.

Netam, who was active as the head of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (DAKMS)- a frontal outfit of Maoists, was carrying a reward of 1 lakh rupees on his head, while Sukhdhar was working as jan militia member.

Four days back, five Maoists, including a female rebel, surrendered in Sukma district of Bastar division in Chhattisgarh. Two of the surrendered Maoists carried a reward of Rs. One lakh each on their head. According to police, these rebels were allegedly involved in various Naxal incidents.