Four Naxalites, including two carrying Rs 9 lakh bounty, held in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
Bijapur (PTI): Four Naxalites, two of them carrying a collective bounty of Rs 9 lakh, were arrested from separate places in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, a police official said on Friday.
Mallesh Kunjam (40), a divisional committee member in Jagargunda area committee of Maoists, was arrested on Thursday from the forests of Polampalli village when a joint team of security personnel was out on a search operation, he said.
Personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the 210th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), an elite unit of CRPF, were involved in the operation, he said.
Multiple cases of murder, attempt to murder, attacks on police, arson, loot, dacoity, and abduction have been registered against Kunjam at Tarrem, Pamed, Usoor, and Awapalli police stations in the district, the official said, adding that he carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh.
In another operation, a police team arrested Anil Veko (32), head of the Janatana Sarkar unit of Maoists, from Darmer village, he said.
He carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh and is accused in several Maoist incidents, including triggering IED (improvised explosive device) blasts and attacks on police teams over the last two years, he said.
In the third action, Vanjam Hunga (35) and Sodhi Nande (33) were apprehended from Polampalli village under Pamed police station limits during an anti-Naxal operation launched by the 228th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local police, he said.
“Hunga and Nande were militia members of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) Polampalli Revolutionary People's Committee (RPC). Information provided by the duo led to the recovery of six muzzle-loading guns from the forests of Padalu near Polampalli village,” the official said.
Citing their preliminary probe, he said the two hid the firearms to supply them to the Naxalites.
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Man booked for duping 7 persons of Rs 91 lakh on promise of awarding govt works
Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai police have registered a case against a man for allegedly duping seven persons of Rs 91 lakhs on the promise of awarding them works of different government departments, an official said on Tuesday.
The accused was identified as Satish Kadam, a resident of Nanded in Marathwada region, an official said.
A complaint was filed by Hanumant Vadje, who alleged that the accused cheated him and six others of around Rs 91 lakh by promising to give them various works of Urban Development and Social Justice Department, he said.
The fraud occurred between 2024 and 2026, with Kadam collecting money in cash and into his accounts, police said, adding he had returned some amount to them partially.
Multiple cheques issued by the accused bounced, prompting the victim to lodge a complaint at the Marine Drive police station. Based on the complaint, a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust was registered against him.
The case is under further investigation, the official said.
