Recovered weapons are showcased after an encounter between security forces and naxalites on Thursday, in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. File photo
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Twenty two Maoists have been arrested and explosive materials seized from them at three places in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Thursday (April 17, 2025).
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Seven lower rung cadres were apprehended on Tuesday (April 15) from a forest near Tekmetla village under Usoor police station area, when a joint team of the CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action- an elite unit of CRPF) and local police was out on an area domination operation, an official said.
Six other Maoists were arrested from forts in Belchar village under Jangla police station limits, while nine cadres were nabbed from a forest in Kandakarka village under Nelasnar police station area on Tuesday, he said.
Separate joint teams of security personnel were involved in these two actions.
Tiffin bombs, gelatin sticks, detonators, electric wires, batteries, Maoist pamphlets and other items were recovered from the arrested Maoists, aged between 19 and 45 years, the official said.
Published – April 17, 2025 12:24 pm IST
