A passenger bus, flagged off a month ago to connect Bastar’s Dantewada directly with Narayanpur, bypassing Jagdalpur and Kondagaon, was set ablaze by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in the Malewahi area in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 1, reports The Times of India. Around two dozen Maoists, some of them armed, forced the passengers to alight and set the bus on fire, apparently displaying their frustration, said Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Siddharth Tiwari. The Maoists, however, did not harm the passengers, said the SP, adding it was clearly an act committed out of frustration and anger against the ongoing development works in Bastar.
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Sumand alias Suman Anchala, Sanjay Usendi and Parasram Thangul, were arrested by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) during a search operation in Koylibeda Police Station limits in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on April 2, reports The Print. Superintendent of Police (SP) Shalabh Sinha said, the trio were involved in arson, planting explosives to target security forces and other violent incidents in the area.
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, were arrested at Maraiguda-Linganpalli Road mobile check post in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on April 1, reports The Print. Madvi Hinge and Madvi Masa were arrested by a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force’s 208th Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) battalion and District Force during an anti-Naxal operation, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Sharma said, adding, the two militia members had set fire to vehicles engaged in construction works in the district last year.