India News | Chhattisgarh: Four Naxalites Arrested in Dantewada
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Four Naxalites, allegedly involved in the killing of a former village head, were arrested in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said on Wednesday.
Dantewada, Apr 5 (PTI) Four Naxalites, allegedly involved in the killing of a former village head, were arrested in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said on Wednesday.
Five .38-bore live cartridges, two knives, Naxalite literature and other items were seized from their possession.
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"The four Naxalites were nabbed by the District Reserve Guard (GRD) during an anti-Naxal operation from a weekly fair in Tumrigunda village under the Barsur police station limits on Tuesday," said Dantewada Superintendent of Police Siddharth Tiwari.
The arrested lower-rung Naxalite cadres were active as the Local Organisation Squad (LOS) and Militia members under the Indravati Area Committee of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), the police officer said.
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They were allegedly involved in the killing of a former sarpanch of Himameta village and other violent incidents in the area this year, he added.
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