Seven Maoists including three teenage boys have been arrested on charges of killing 10 District Reserve Guards and their driver last month in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday.
Budhra Madvi, Jitendra Muchaki, Hidma Madkam and Hidma Madvi have been taken into custody, Dantewada
“The four accused were active as militia members of Malangir area committee of Darbha Division of banned CPI (Maoist) outfit,” said Siddharth Tiwari, superintendent of police, Dantewada.
Four Maoists have been arrested and three teenage boys detained for their alleged role in triggering an IED blast that killed 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans and a driver in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on April 26, police said.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Four Naxalites have been arrested and three teenage boys detained for their alleged role in triggering an IED blast that killed 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans and a driver in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on April 26, a police officer said on Sunday. India News | Dantewada IED Blast Probe: Four Naxalites Held, Three Minors Detained.
Four Naxals arrested in Chhattisgarh s Dantewada district
Security forces apprehended four Naxals, one of them carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, from two places in Chhattisgarh s Dantewada district on Sunday, police said.
While three of them were apprehended from a forest between Etepal and Jiakodta villages under Kuakonda police station limits, a Maoist commander was held near Medpal village under Aranpur police station area, they said. Separate teams of District Reserve Guard (DRG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Force were involved in these actions, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava.
Those held in Kuakonda operation were identified as Baman Sodhi (22), Hidma Sodhi (22) and Hidma Madvi (20), all lower-rung cadres, he said.