One Maoist killed, another held, cache of weapons seized in Bastar

  • | Thursday | 15th June, 2017

RAIPUR: Narayanpur police have arrested a Maoist and a huge cache of arms was also recovered in a separate incident on Thursday. Meanwhile, a group of Maoists opened indiscriminate fire upon security forces on spotting them near their dump. A group of armed Maoists opened indiscriminate fire at the security personnel on a hill close to Kaknar and the forces retaliated. Later, body of a Maoist and an SLR rifle were recovered from the spot during search. He was identified as Sonu Nureti , a member of Kohkameta LOS (local organisation squad) of Maoists.

RAIPUR: Narayanpur police have arrested a Maoist and a huge cache of arms was also recovered in a separate incident on Thursday. Narayanpur SP Santosh Singh said that based on a tip off, a joint team of Special Task Force, District Reserve Guards and Indo-Tibetan Border police were out on a search operation at Kihkad, Bechagaon and Gongla villages on Wednesday.The forces spotted a suspicious looking man trying to escape in Kihkad forests and was immediately rounded up and arrested. He was identified as Sonu Nureti , a member of Kohkameta LOS (local organisation squad) of Maoists. Later, Nureti informed about a Maoist dump of arms-ammunitions and commodities of daily use on a forested hill between Bechagaon and Gongal, security forces raided the place, the SP said.Nureti was allegedly involved in several incidents of crime, including murder, loot and arson. After being produced in court, he was sent to jail. Meanwhile, a group of Maoists opened indiscriminate fire upon security forces on spotting them near their dump. The security personnel retaliated and the rebels fled in the deep forest while no casualty was reported.SP Singh said that 12 muzzle loading guns, one pipe bomb, Maoist uniform and daily use materials were recovered from the spot during the search. In another incident, one Maoist was killed and an STF jawan injured in an encounter between security personnel and Maoists in Chhattisgarh 's Bastar district on Thursday.Based on a tip-off, an anti-Maoist operation was launched in interiors of Kaknar in Bastar district where one Maoist was killed and STF jawan was injured during an encounter. Police said that the gun-battle at Kaknar in a forested region when a joint team of District Reserve Group (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) was out on an anti-Maoist operation. A group of armed Maoists opened indiscriminate fire at the security personnel on a hill close to Kaknar and the forces retaliated. But the rebels soon fled in the forest as the forces dominated them. Later, body of a Maoist and an SLR rifle were recovered from the spot during search.

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