Hyderabad: Seven militia members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), who were allegedly involved in 18 cases, were arrested in Mulugu district and explosive materials seized from their possession, police said on Tuesday.
Police took up a combing operation in Pamunuru forest area on Monday and found some armed men planting explosives with the intention to kill police personnel, they said.
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After seeing the team, they tried to escape, but police nabbed seven of them, Mulugu district superintendent of police Sangram Singh Patil said. On interrogation, they revealed that they have been working as militia members for the CPI (Maoist) party for the last few years, the SP said.
They assisted the naxals in their activities by providing food and shelter and informing them about police movement in the area.