Four Maoists arrested after encounter
KORAPUT: Four Maoists were arrested by members of Special Operations Group
(SOG) in the district after an encounter on Friday. Those arrested are
Puala Sargu, Puala Lachayya, Puala Ashu and Huika Sulaya. The
securitymen also seized Maoists belongings from them.
Police said a gunbattle took place on a forested road near Chinakhemu within Bandhugaon police limits around 11 am and continued for next few minutes when a group of Red rebels opened fired at the security personnel returning from an anti-Maoists operation.
"Probably the Maoists had set up a transit camp at the crime spot and around 20 rebels were present at the time of gunbattle. The Maoists fired at our men prompting the SOG jawans to retaliate. Though several rounds were fired, there was no casualty or injury on either side," said SP (Koraput) Awinash Kumar. "Our men chased and arrested the four. Interrogation is on," he added.
While coming across the encounter site, security personnel recovered three guns, one soap case bomb, a gun barrel and huge quantities of Maoists literature and belongings. "Counter insurgency exercises have been intensified in Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon to contain the Maoists menace and we expect more operations in the coming days," the SP said. On Tuesday, police arrested two wanted rebels from a village in Narayanpatna.
Source http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Four-Maoists-arrested-after-encounter/articleshow/14165530.cms
Police said a gunbattle took place on a forested road near Chinakhemu within Bandhugaon police limits around 11 am and continued for next few minutes when a group of Red rebels opened fired at the security personnel returning from an anti-Maoists operation.
"Probably the Maoists had set up a transit camp at the crime spot and around 20 rebels were present at the time of gunbattle. The Maoists fired at our men prompting the SOG jawans to retaliate. Though several rounds were fired, there was no casualty or injury on either side," said SP (Koraput) Awinash Kumar. "Our men chased and arrested the four. Interrogation is on," he added.
While coming across the encounter site, security personnel recovered three guns, one soap case bomb, a gun barrel and huge quantities of Maoists literature and belongings. "Counter insurgency exercises have been intensified in Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon to contain the Maoists menace and we expect more operations in the coming days," the SP said. On Tuesday, police arrested two wanted rebels from a village in Narayanpatna.
Source http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Four-Maoists-arrested-after-encounter/articleshow/14165530.cms
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