Three women Maoists held in Odisha’s Malkangiri
MALKANGIRI: Three women Maoists carrying a combined cash reward of Rs 8 lakh on their heads were arrested by a joint team of Chitrakonda police and district voluntary force (DVF) from Gunthabeda village under Chitrakonda police limits here on Saturday.
The trio was identified as Chandrama Khillo, Kamala Khillo and Sunita Khillo, all natives of Dhakadpadar village under Jodamba police limits in Swabhiman Anchal.
After getting inputs about movement and assembly of some suspected persons, a team of Chitrakonda police and DVF rushed to verify the information. On seeing the security forces, people assembled at the spot tried to escape. However, the three were arrested from the site.
DIG of south western range, Niti Shekhar told mediapersons that the three were quizzed but their response was muted for which they were later brought to Chitrakonda police station and interrogated. After that, their identities were revealed.
Chandrama who carried a cash reward of Rs 4 lakh on her head joined the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of Maoist outfit in 2018 and working as with AOBSZC military platoon in Kudmulgumma area in Malkangiri district.
