Five Maoist Women Arrested in Gadchiroli for Planning Ambush

Five women Maoists, who had entered Binagunda forest to carry out an ambush on security forces, were arrested by the Gadchiroli Police Force and CRPF on Tuesday. The arrested Maoists included Ungi Mangru Hoyam alias Sumali, Pallavi Kesa Medium alias Bundi, Deve Kosa Podiyam alias Sabita, and two others. During the operation, police seized 7 weapons, including SLR rifles and loaded guns, and other materials. The arrested Maoists were identified as active members of the Maoist group, and a reward of Rs 16 lakh was announced on Ungi, Rs 08 lakh each on Pallavi and Deve.

Key Takeaways:

• The Gadchiroli Police Force and CRPF arrested 5 women Maoists on Tuesday for planning an ambush on security forces in Binagunda forest.
• The arrested Maoists included Ungi Mangru Hoyam alias Sumali, Pallavi Kesa Medium alias Bundi, Deve Kosa Podiyam alias Sabita, and two others.
• The police seized 7 weapons, including SLR rifles, 303 rifles, single-shot rifles, loaded guns, three warlike talkies, and other materials from the arrested Maoists.
• The arrested Maoists were identified as active members of the Maoist group, and a reward of Rs 16 lakh was announced on Ungi, Rs 08 lakh each on Pallavi and Deve.
• The operation was led by Special IG (ANO) Sandeep Patil, DIG (Gadchiroli) Ankit Goyal, DIG (Operations) CRPF Ajay Kumar Sharma, and other senior officials.
• The Maharashtra Government had announced a reward for the arrest of the Maoist leaders.

Statistics:

• 103 Maoists arrested since January 2022.
• 5 Maoist women arrested in Binagundo forest.
• 7 weapons seized from the arrested Maoists, including 1 SLR rifle, 1 303 rifle, 3 single-shot rifles, 2 loaded guns, 3 warlike talkies, and other materials.
• The reward announced for Ungi is Rs 16 lakh, and for Pallavi and Deve is Rs 08 lakh each.

Sources:

• The Hitavada, May 20 [newspaper article]
• Contify.com [distribution platform]