Three Naxal terrorists held in Sukma district

Raipur, Nov 16 (PTI) Three Naxals, one of them carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, have been arrested in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district, police said.

The rebels were apprehended Thursday evening from a forest near Kongdam village under Errabor police station limits by the district police, a local police official said.

The area is around 500 km away from Raipur.

One of the arrested Naxals, Tutti Bhima (22), was a Jan Militia commander and carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, the police official said.

The other two were identified as Sodhi Naga (40), head of Maraiguda Jantana Sarkar squad, and Sodhi Lachha (27).

The three were allegedly involved in planting of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to target security forces and firing on police teams, the official said.