20-year-old woman Naxal commander held after encounter in Chattisgarh
By PTI | Published: 04th April 2018 04:27 PM |
Last Updated: 04th April 2018 04:27 PM | A+A A- |
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RAIPUR: The police has arrested a 20-year-old woman Naxal commander, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on her head, after an encounter with the ultras in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district, an official said today.
The cadre, identified as Bukal alias Bukali, was apprehended yesterday from a forest near Kotmeta Tumdiwal village when a team of local police was out on a search operation, Kondagaon's Additional Superintendent of Police Maheshwar Nag told PTI.
When the patrolling squad reached Kotmeta Tumdiwal, located around 300 km from the capital, a group of ultras started firing on them, leading to a gun-battle, he said.
However, the ultras soon fled the spot when the security personnel started zeroing-in on them.
But the police caught the woman Naxal after a brief chase, he said.
Bukali, active as the jan-militia commander, was allegedly involved in several Naxal-related incidents, including attacks on police teams, looting polling boxes in panchayat elections, and also robbing weapons, he added.
