Two naxals, one of them allegedly involvedin 2013 JiramValleyattack in which 31 people, including many Congress leaders, lost their lives were arrestedin Bastar district today, police said.
"Piso Kadkami (32) and Aayta Vetti (33) were apprehended from the forests of Darbha police station limits following a specific input," Bastar SP RN Dash told PTI.
Based on the information that some suspects were spotted in Kakalgur and Bhadrimahu forests, located around 350 kms away from the state capital, a team of local police was dispatched towards the spot.
"Around 5 kms away from Kakalgur, the team spotted two men trying to hide near a rivulet following which they were nabbed," the SP said.
He said a 5 kg IED (improvised explosive device), ten gelatin rods and five detonators were recovered from the ultras.
During interrogation, the duo admitted that they were active in Darbha Division Committee of Maoists and arrived there to plant the IED to harm security forces during their operation in the region, the officer said.
According to police, Aayta was involvedin the Jiram valley massacre on May 25, 2013 wherein prominent Congress leaders were killed.
The SP said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is probing the incident, will be informed about the arrests.
In a dastardly attack, naxals had ambushed the Congress' "Parivartan Rally" convoy in Darbha region when it was on its way towards Jagdalpur from Sukma.
A total of 31 people, including state unit Congress president Nandkumar Patel, his son Dinesh, former Union minister Vidayacharan Shukla, former opposition leader Mahendra Karma, and ex-MLA Uday Mudliyar, were killed and several others were injuredin the incident.
