Two Naxals arrested in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district

August 16, 2014 21:05

Two Naxals were arrested today in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district in a joint operation by BSF and local police, officials said. Salduram Anchale, 52, and Sunil Jain, 25, were nabbed from Sikhsod and Tadoti police station area in the district police officials told PTI.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of BSF and district police launched a combing operation in the area as part of anti-Naxal campaign "Meghdoot". The two ultras were cornered and taken into custody, they said.

Anchale and Jain, wanted in cases related to murder, attempt to murder and arson, among others, had been on police search list for a long time, the officials said, adding their interrogation was on.

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