Sukma (Chhattisgarh):Five Naxalites, one of them carrying a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh, were arrested in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district and various explosives were recovered from them, police said on Tuesday.
The Naxalites were apprehended from a forest near Chikometta village under Jagargunda village by a joint team of security forces on Monday. An officer of Sukma Police said, "A joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG), CRPF's 165th battalion and local police conducted an anti-Naxal operation yesterday in which, five Naxalites, including a woman, were arrested".
Among those arrested, Uika Chaitu (30), a resident of Jagargunda area, was an active Maoist area committee member in Gadchiroli of neighbouring Maharashtra and carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head. The remaining arrested Naxalites have been identified as Kunjam Sukhlal (35), Padam Hunga (35), Padam Sannu (35) and a woman cadre, Uika Lakhe.