Five Chhattisgarh-based Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'Jan Militia' (people's army of the Maoists), members were arrested by a joint squad of Charla Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel during a combing operation at Yerrampadu Forest area in Charla Mandal (administrative sub division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana on December 3, reports The Hindu. The combing operation was launched in the early hours of the day to keep a tab on the movement of the Maoists along the restive inter-State border with Chhattisgarh keeping in view the ongoing ‘People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week’ being observed by the banned CPI (Maoist) in the forested border region, sources added. The arrested persons were identified as Vedma Bheemaiah (35), Sodi Muya (20), Podium Adamaiah (26), Punem Nagesh (30), and Madkam Nagesh (20), all hailing from Kistaram in Chhattisgarh, Police said, adding that they were allegedly involved in a case of planting booby traps at Ramachandrapuram Forest area in Charla Mandal targeting the combing Police parties last year.