Seven Maoists were arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Sunday in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device blast targetting an anti-landmine vehicle of the CRPF earlier this month that left nine troopers dead, a senior police officer said.
According to Deputy Inspector General of Police, Bastar, P. Sundarrajan, the insurgents were arrested in an operation launched by the STF, CRPF and the Cobra Battalion on Saturday.
The accused were identified as Komram Sade, Madkam Joga, Madkam Hindwa, Mandvi Sukka, Madkam Ganga, Vanjam Aayta and Vanjam Singha, all members of the ‘Jan Militia’ and residents of Kistram in Sukma, he said.
Mr. Sundarrajan said that they were convinced the seven Maoists were responsible for the March 13 blast in the Pallodi area of Kistram.
Four jawans injured
Four District Reserve Guard jawans were injured in an IED blast, suspected to be carried out by the Naxals, in a forest near Sirsetti village in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district today, the police said.
(With PTI inputs)
