RAIPUR: In a major success for the "anti-Naxal" campaign in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, two Maoists have been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment each along with a fine of Rs 5, 000.
The accused, Hunga alias Guttum Sodi and Joga Kudami, both residents of Pordem village under Gadiras police station in neighbouring Sukma district, were arrested on May 20, 2024.
On that day, a police team led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Udaybhan Rathiya was returning from security duty protecting road construction vehicles and workers on the Keshapara-Potali route.
Around 3.15 p.m., near the new Keshapara-Potali road and about 400 to 500 meters from the construction site, the team spotted two suspicious persons trying to hide in bushes close to a gravel pit.