Four Naxals held in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Bijapur: Four Naxals were arrested from separate locations in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said.

Three among them were involved in triggering a blast targeting police personnel in a forested area in Kanwadgaon-Pidiya village in December last year, while the fourth one, identified as Ganpat Podiyam, was wanted for killing a purported police informer.

Bhima Karam alias Dumma, Joga Kalmu alias Betiya and Sukku Karam alias Sannu, all lower-rung cardes, were nabbed near a forest of Andari village under the Gangalur police station limits by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and local police during anti-Naxal operation, an official said.

Podiyam, a militia member, was nabbed by the local police from Bhandarpal-Pujaripara village under the Ilmidi police station limits, he added.