Bhubaneswar, May 02: Four hardcore Maoists were arrested and substantial amount of explosives and arms seized from them by security forces in separate operations in two districts of Orissa today.
While two ultras were picked up from Pallapadu forest of Gajapati district, two others were nabbed from Tekguda jungles in Malkangiri during joint combing operations by CRPF and the state’s elite anti-naxal Special Operation Group, official sources said.
Twenty-five detonators, huge quantities of fuse wire, starters and a single barrel rifle were seized from the left wing extremists arrested in Gajapati, district Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Arora said.
The rebels were identified as Manas Majhi alias Laden (30) and Giffio Pradhan alias Gullu of Adaba area in Gajapati, he said adding Majhi was involved in torching of buses, blasting of mobile phone towers and other cases.
Pradhan was engaged in collection and on passing of information and providing logistic support to Maoists.
–Agencies