A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was seized following an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in the forest area near Bongla-Pangur village under Modkapal Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on August 9, reports The Print. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bastar Range, Sundarraj P said, the operation, involving personnel from the Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), was launched on August 7, following intelligence about the presence of the Maoists’ Madded Area Committee ‘divisional commander’ Nagesh in the area. After the gun-battle ended, an SLR (self-loading rifle) with 29 live cartridges, an INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle with four live cartridges, a .303 rifle with six rounds, explosives, Maoist literature and materials of daily use were recovered from the spot, IGP, Sundarraj said, adding, “During the search of nearby areas, an injured male Naxalite was caught and a hand-grenade, a .12 bore gun with 10 rounds and five detonators were seized from his possession.” The identity of the arrested Maoist is yet to be established. Blood stains found at the site indicated that many other Maoists were either injured or killed in the encounter but their colleagues managed to take them away, he added.