Bijapur: Five Maoist camps were busted and one Maoist was arrested in Bijapur of Chhattisgarh on Friday, according to the police. They said that the Special Task Force (STF) was out on an anti-Maoist operation on Thursday in the forests of Tekmeta, Marwara, Sagmeta, Bade Kakler, Chhote Kakler and Pillur under Farsegarh police station limits following specific inputs about the presence of 25 Maoists, along with senior functionaries of the 'National Park Area Committee' of the outlawed outfit.
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"An improvised explosive device was found in the Pillur forest area and was defused. We have recovered explosives, detonators, Maoist uniforms, literature, medicines, chargers, tools and materials of daily use from five camps that were busted," the police disclosed.
"A lower rung Maoist identified as Vinod Hemla (33) was apprehended from the jungles of Kamkanar and Chinnajojer under Gangaloor police station limits by a joint team of District Force, District Reserve Guard and 222nd battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Thursday. A tiffin bomb was recovered from him," they added.
Bijapur ASP Chandrakant Gavarna said, "On April 20, the Special Task Force (STF) launched an anti-Maoist operation to nab the Maoists. But, they escaped from the spot. After that, the security forces were informed about more Maoists camps in the forests of Bijapur." On receiving the information, a search operation was conducted by the security forces on April 21 and they found the camps of Maoists. There the police found a huge cache of arms, ammunition and other material, he said. Immediately, the police demolished the camps.
