Police arrests four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in two separate incidents in Narayanpur and Sukma Districts of Chhattisgarh, reports Deshbandhu on May 8. In the first incident, Security Forces (SFs) arrested three CPI-Maoist cadres identified as Ganeshram, Nureti and Lakhamram Nureti from Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh during a search operation. In the second incident, CPI-Maoist cadre identified as Balram Khoram was arrested by Police from a village in Sukma District.
Separately, National Investigation Agency (NIA) launched a probe against Madvi Hidma, commander of Battalion-I of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)’s People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA), in connection with the seizure of a cache of explosive materials, including 900 detonators, used for planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to target Security Forces (SFs), reports Hindustan Times on May 10. Hidma is the mastermind behind last U-shaped ambush on SFs in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district in which 22 SFswere killed on April 3. He is also booked in a matter related to the arrest of two Maoist couriers identified as Muthu Nagaraju and Kommaraju Kanakaiah – by a routine patrolling team of Telangana Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on February 18. The duo was carrying 400 electrical detonators, 500 non-electrical detonators, 400 gelatin sticks and 549 metres of fuse wire in bags and was heading towards a forest in Chhattisgarh when they were caught.
Meanwhile, Police appealed to top CPI-Maoist leaders and their cadres, who are suffering from coronavirus infection and food poisoning in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh to surrender and get access to free medical treatment on May 8, reports ANI. According to Police information from credible sources, CPI-Maoist leaders like Sujata, Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) member carrying a reward of INR 25, 00,000 has severe coronavirus infections and breathing difficulties. CPI-Maoist cadres are putting their lives at risk by not getting treatment and also cause potential harm to villagers by spreading the coronavirus infection, said Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Pallav.