Nagpur: The Chhattisgarh police on Sunday claimed to have arrested 12 alleged members of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) in connection with an IED blast in Sukma district, which killed nine CRPF personnel.
“The Sukma District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, and the CRPF have arrested 12 Maoists involved in the blast near Kistaram on March 13. Most of them belong to Kistaram and Bhejji areas of Sukma,” the Sukma district police said in a statement.
They have been identified as Madkam Deva, Madavi Hunga, Komram Ramu, Podiyam Nanda, Madavi Dula, Madavi Singha, Madkam Nanda, Podiyam Pandu, Sodi Deva, Madkam Hadma, Madavi Joga, and Madkam Hidma.
“All of them were the Jan Militia members in south Sukma,” the statement said.
Last week, security forces nabbed seven Maoists in connection with the incident.
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