Chhattisgarh: Seven Naxals arrested in Bastar district, explosives seized

When police were cordoning off the forest area between Kandnar-Koleng and Urukpal-Bodawada villages, around 400 km from here, the ultras tried to escape but were caught after a short chase, the SP said.

The arrested rebels were identified as Maglal (21), Lakhma (20), Hidma (30), Lakhmuram (25), Rama (35) and women rebels Lakhmi (20) and Hungi (22).

They admitted to being part of Darbha division committee of the Maoists, the SP said, adding three improvised explosive devices (IEDs), about two dozen gelatin rods, detonators, batteries, among other things, were seized from them.

Darbha ‘division commander’ of the Maoists, Vinod, had provided them the explosives to target the security forces during the ‘martyrs’ week observed by rebels from July 28 to August 3, the Dash said.

On July, 29, Chhattisgarh Police arrested two people, and recovered a massive haul of explosives from the state’s Maoist-affected Bastar district, at a time when security agencies are on high alert owing to an ongoing Maoist ‘martyrs week’. The recoveries included 1,250 electronic detonators, 1,838 gelatin sticks and 150 kg of ammonium nitrate making it one of the biggest explosive recoveries in the past few years.
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Police had gunned down two Naxals in the same region on Monday.