Chhattisgarh Crackdown: Nine Naxalites Nabbed, Explosive Cache Seized

In a significant anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, nine Naxalites, including one with a Rs 1 lakh bounty, were arrested. The police seized a cache of explosives and anti-government pamphlets. Among those arrested were key figures in the Maoist organisation.

In a decisive crackdown on Naxalite activity, Bijapur district police in Chhattisgarh arrested nine individuals on Friday. One of them, Raju Oyam, had a Rs 1 lakh bounty on his head.

Five of the arrests were made during an anti-Maoist operation in the forest near Pusbaka village, under Basaguda police station limits. According to an official, Oyam was a member of the Usur Local Organisation Squad, an outlawed Maoist unit, while Bhima Madvi held a significant position as vice president of Gaganpalli RPC (Revolutionary Party Committee) Jantana Sarkar.

Authorities recovered a variety of items from the suspects, including a 'tiffin' bomb, gelatin sticks, and anti-government pamphlets. Three more lower-rung cadres were captured in Usur, and another individual was apprehended within Tarrem police station limits after being involved in a police confrontation at a new security camp.